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Democracy and Its Alternatives

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Democracy and Its Alternatives

Series: Democracy and Its Alternatives

3.5

(2)

Episodes

24

Rating

TVPG

Year

2022

Language

English

The Great Courses

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Explore democracy from all available angles with a robust toolbox of political philosophy, world history, and carefully constructed thought experiments.

Related Subjects

History
Educational

Episodes

1. Is Democracy Built to Last?

22m

Dive into democratic backsliding across the world.

2. Politics and Personal Sacrifice

22m

When does it make sense to sacrifice personal freedoms for the collective good?

3. Government and the Invention of Law

21m

How do constitutions-laws that determine how other laws are made-differ around the world?

4. The Rise of the Modern State

20m

Dive into the history of the modern state, from feudalism to the Treaty of Westphalia.

5. States, Nations, and Nationalism

21m

Investigate nationalism through a handful of case studies.

6. Why Care about Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?

23m

Dive into the ideas of political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

7. Who Gets to Vote?

22m

What limitations on the right to vote are compatible with democratic government?

8. Voters and the Dangers of Too Much Democracy

22m

Continue your dive into democracy by zooming in on its most glaring flaws.

9. Should Presidents or Parliaments Lead?

23m

Which is more stable, presidential or parliamentary democracy?

10. The Vote Counter Decides Everything

23m

Survey three voting systems: plurality voting, two-round system, and ranked-choice voting.

Extended Details

SeriesDemocracy and Its Alternatives

Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

The Great CoursesDirector

The Great CoursesProducer

Ethan HollanderActor