The Life and Death of Democracy [Spanish Edition] – introduction by John Keane
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November
2018
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VIDEO | Western Conceptions of Politics: Four Beijing Lectures
Within public life in many Western countries, the words ‘politics’ (zhèngzhì), ‘political’ and ‘political life’ (zhèngzhì yóuxì) are today proving to be deeply controversial. They are often reckoned to be dirty words, synonyms for corrupt government, lying politicians and unpopular...
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August
2018
John Keane
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INTERVIEW | Putin, Trump and China
A television interview with ABC Weekend Breakfast, 21 July 2018 ...
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July
2018
VIDEO | The Crisis of Western Democracy? A Survey of Recent Literature and Debates in the United States and Europe
The Crisis of Western Democracy? A Survey of Recent Literature and Debates in the United States and Europe A public lecture by John Keane delivered at the Academic Report Hall (1st floor), Science Hall, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, on...
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July
2018
John Keane
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INTERVIEW | The China Storm Down Under
During the past year, Australia has been caught up in heated public controversies about the emergence of China as a global power. In dialogue with Qianni Wang, a prominent Chinese journalist, John Keane reflects on the sources and significance of...
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13
July
2018
When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter: Rethinking Democracy in China
When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter: Rethinking Democracy in China Predictions of an imminent collapse of Chinese politics are today commonplace. However, Australian Professor John Keane explores a radically different alternative in his thought-provoking book When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter: Rethinking Democracy...
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14
May
2018
John Keane
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When trees fall, monkeys scatter – public lecture at UTS
The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney welcomed John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney, to discuss his new book When trees fall, monkeys scatter (World Scientific, 2017). In the global China debate, When trees...
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07
May
2018
Monitory Democracy: A Conversation with Nivek Thompson
Welcome to episode 10 of Season 2 of Real Democracy Now! a podcast. Today my guest is Professor John Keane. John is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. He is also the co-founder and director...
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April
2018
One world, two empires: Is China-US conflict inevitable?
Washington and Beijing may not admit it, but the truth is our planet, for the first time ever, is in the sway of two globally entangled empires. Does this brave new era need more ‘cold warriors’ – or an open-minded...
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19
March
2018
VIDEO | Reflections on Post Truth – Lecture at WZB by John Keane
Lecture within the WZB public event series “Achtung: Demokratie”, held on January 17, 2018 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center There are many signs that we have entered a ‘post-truth’ era defined by the burial of ‘objective facts’ thanks to...
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January
2018