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Back to SearchNadine Gordimer: “Living in South Africa’s Interregnum” James Lecture, October 14, 1982
Episode 821
In today’s episode from the Vault, we revisit Nadine Gordimer’s James Lecture on the political landscape of South Africa, presented at the New York I…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Himanshu Prabha Ray ed., "Recentering Southeast Asia: Politics, Religion and Maritime Connections" (Routledge, 2026)
Episode 820
Recentering Southeast Asia: Politics, Religion and Maritime Connections (Routledge, 2026) assesses the impact of European colonization in the late 19…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
India’s Democratic Republic in Flux
Episode 819
In this episode of Democracy Dialogues, co-host Maya Tudor speaks with Yogendra Yadav – political thinker, activist, and one of India’s most prominen…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Competing Visions for International Order
Episode 818
Are we living in an era of competing international orders? A new book, entitled Competing Visions for International Order: Challenges for a Shared Di…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Laura K. Field, "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Episode 817
Political Theorist Laura Field has written an insightful and detailed exploration of the people and the ideas that have shaped the second Trump Admin…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Mark Stout, "World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence" (UP of Kansas, 2023)
Episode 815
Ask an American intelligence officer to tell you when the country started doing modern intelligence and you will probably hear something about the Of…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Daniela Stockmann and Ting Luo, "Governing Digital China" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Episode 816
China's approach to digital governance has gained global influence, often evoking Orwellian 'Big Brother' comparisons. Governing Digital China (Cambr…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Caillan Davenport, "Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors" (Yale UP, 2026)
Episode 814
In Behind Caesar's Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors (Yale UP, 2026), Professor Caillan Davenport presents a thrilling explor…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Peter S. Goodman, "Davos Man: How the Billionaire Class Devoured Democracy" (Custom House, 2022)
Episode 138
Drawing on decades of experience covering the global economy, New York Times' journalist Peter S. Goodman profiles five representative Davos Men-memb…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Alex Prichard, "Anarchism: a Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2022)
Episode 381
If you asked a passerby on the street what anarchism is, they may answer that it is an ideology based on chaos, disorder, and violence. But is this t…
8 months, 4 weeks ago