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The election of Donald Trump in 2016 shook American democracy to its core. Now that he has lost the 2020 election, it looks like he’s refusing to leave. If this can happen in the world’s most iconic democracy, what hope do the rest of us have? James Carleton and the God Forbid panel examine what it takes for democracy to survive and whether religious belief helps or harms this goal.
In this episode:
Religious voters reside in every democratic country, and their beliefs shape the governments they vote for. In Australia, it’s no different.
It’s been nearly 10 years since the beginning of the Arab Spring, but so far only one of the countries has retained its democratic reforms: Tunisia. How did they manage it when so many other countries did not?
Donald Trump’s presidency has exposed the cracks in American democracy. Can it endure, or has it changed forever?
Guests:
- Professor John Keane is a world authority on democracy and professor of politics at the University of Sydney. He is the founder and director of the Sydney Democracy Network.
- Professor Marion Maddox is a leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia. She is professor of the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University.
