We fight wars to defend it, vote to uphold it and pride ourselves upon it. But what's so good about democracy? In this wide ranging talk, Professor John Keane, author of "The Life and Death of Democracy", discusses the history of...
Read MoreIn this conversation with Lindsay Tanner MP, John Keane addresses some of the misunderstandings and misconceptions of democracy and looks to its future, in Australia and abroad. Melbourne Writers Festival, August 2009 See the original link here...
Read MoreLate Night Live Democracy: "the invention was a potent form of wishful thinking that is still with us today" so says the scholar John Keane. As we wait for the results from Afghanistan's recent elections; observe the passionate protests in Iran...
Read MorePM's ABC Australia In the words of Winston Churchill, "democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." That implies, of course, that democracy is just one thing, when its history indicates that it has been...
Read MoreHow much Parliamentary reform and change does our democracy need and can our politicians stomach it? Professor of Politics John Keane from the University of Westminster looks at the options. Watch Here...
Read MoreThe cost of the monarchy to the taxpayer last year was £41m and Palace accounts also showed that the Queen dipped into a reserve fund to boost her civil list income by £6m. Professor of Politics John Keane considers...
Read MoreA talk delivered by John Keane in Universitat Jaume I Castellon (Spain) on February 5, 2009 Synopsis in Spanish El professor de Política de la Universitat de Westminster i del Wissenschaftszentrum Berlín, John Keane, va impartir el dijous 5 de febrer de...
Read MoreTalk delivered at the the Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain, 5 February 2009. Necesita tener el Flash Player // -> Read the Spanish translation of the presentation here -> Read a 'review' of this lecture as appeared in El Mercantil...
Read MoreThis essay was published in the following publications: -- Evatt Foundation, April 2009. -- On Line Opinion 20 April 2009. -- WZB Mitteilungen Nr. 124, June, 2009. Also click here to view PDF format. -- Read the Spanish translation of the 'Democracy Failure,...
Read MoreChapter in Dispersed Leadership in Democracy: Foundations, Opportunities, Realities, edited by John Kane, Haig Patapan and Paul ‘t Hart Oxford University Press 2009. More about the book here. A full-length Farsi-language translation by Daryoush Poor is available here Read chapter in PDF format...
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