Audio Archive

Here you will find audio files (in mp3 or wav format) of the radio interviews, lectures, and talks given by John Keane.

 

A New Politics of Identity

Tuesday 29 April 2008, John Keane was at the London School of Economics, where together with David Goodhart (editor of Prospect), Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh and Lord Tony Giddens (chair) discussed Lord Parekh’s new book, A New Politics of Identity (Palgrave, March 2008) covering the impact of globalisation on ethnic, religious and national identities. (Read more and listen to a podcast of this event here)

 

Melvyn Bragg's BBC Radio 4 History in Our Time - The Statue of Liberty

Melvyn Bragg, John Keane, Robert Gildea and Kathleen Burk discuss the Statue of Liberty. (21:30 -21:58 14 Feb 2008 BBC Radio 4) Read more here.

 

The strange origins of representative democracy

11 November 2007 - Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations - Aga Khan University. London. Read more and download audio here

 

The Twenty-First Century Enemies of Democracy

Sydney Democracy Forum. Thursday 11 October 2007. 6.30 pm. The Twenty-First Century Enemies of Democracy. Venue: Footbridge Theatre, Parramatta Road, University of Sydney. read more and download audio here

 

Despots, democrats and discontents

John Keane, Anthony Bubalo, and Niraja Gopal Jayal at the Lowy Institute, Sydney in cooperation with the Sydney Democracy Forum, explored the state of West Asian democracy in a panel discussion held on Tuesday 2 October, 2007 at the Institute. Read more here

 

Radio National Summer - The French Revolution; a British Problem

John Keane is guest of Jill Kitson at ABC National Summer series of talks and lectures. The show was broadcasted Wednesday 24 January 2007 6pm. Read more here

 

Melvyn Bragg's BBC Radio 4 History in Our Time - ANARCHISM 

Interview about Anarchism with Melvyn Bragg (BBC Radio4 December, 7, 2006) Read more here.

 

ABC Rear Vision - History of democracy

John Keane is guest of ABC Rear Vision's History of Democracy. Broadcasted in two parts the show was aired on the 9th and 16th of July 2006. Read more here

 

What's happening to democracy?

University of Sydney - the Sydney Ideas public lecture, 24 July 2006 - To read more and download the audio of this talk click here

John Keane guest of Mornings with Margaret Throsby

ABC Classic FM, Wednesday 16 August 2006, 10.05am, read more here

 

Radio National Summer Thomas Paine

John Keane is guest of Phillip Adams at ABC National Summer series of talks and lectures. The show was broadcasted Wednesday 26 July 2006 6pm. Read more here

 

Does Democracy have a violent heart?

Talk delivered at the conference WAR, CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS, 4-6 July 2006, University of Sydney. Read, Watch and listen to John Keane presenting his talk click for Text here. Audio and Video here.

 

Democracy and War

John Keane is guest of Late Night Live, ABC Radio National, Australia, 3 July 2006 - Read more and download audio here

Transitions to Democracy

Plenary session addressed by Professor John Keane at the Symposium: "Democracy: Contested Futures" - Download the audio file of this lecture here.

Fallout at Maralinga

BBC Radio 4 programme, Fallout at Maralinga, presented by John Keane, 29 April 2003. BBC link here. 

 

Laurie Taylor's BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed

John Keane with Naomi Klein and Neera Chandhoke, concerning the global Democracy deficit - read more here

 

Melvyn Bragg's BBC Radio 4 History in Our Time

John Keane talks about freedom with Bernard Williams and Annabel Brett - July, 4, 2002. Read more here