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Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions
What does it take to make democracy work? The Rules of the Game podcast discusses and compares democratic institutions from around the world. Institutions are the rules of the game of our societies that direct our everyday lives in fundamental ways. They determine whether we live in a free or repres...
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More Equitable Democracy with Colin Cole
With Colin Cole I discuss the work of More Equitable Democracy, a racial justice organization to advance racial equity by transforming electoral syste...
Double Proportionality with Friedrich Pukelsheim
With Friedrich Pukelsheim I discuss double proportional representation. Since 2006 the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland uses double proportionality to...
The System of International Aid with Degan Ali
With Degan Ali I discuss the system of international aid based on her inside experience of working in the sector for over two decades. She speaks trut...
Germany's MMP Electoral System and Its Reform with Armin Schäfer
With Armin Schäfer I discuss Germany's mixed member proportional electoral system and its current reform. We compare the old and the prospective new e...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 42: Democracy for Busy People
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 42 on Democracy for Busy People, a discussion I had with Kevin Elliott.
My...
Democracy for Busy People with Kevin Elliott
With Kevin Elliott I discuss how democracy could be built for busy people based on his new book Democracy for Busy People, published in 2023 by the Un...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 41: Direct Democracy in Latin America
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 41 on direct democracy in Latin America, a discussion I had with Yanina Welp.
Direct Democracy in Latin America with Yanina Welp
With Yanina Welp I discuss different ways of how direct democratic institutions have been applied in Latin American countries – both in fundamentally...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 40: The Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud | By Stephan Kyburz
In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 40 on the Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud, a discussion I had with Rodan...
The Citizens' Chamber in the Canton of Vaud with Rodan Bury and Charly Pache
With Rodan Bury and Charly Pache I discuss their initiative to inaugurate a Citizens’ Chamber in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The idea of the ci...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 39: Fixing the House with Proportional Representation | By Stephan Kyburz
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on the Rules of the Game channel. In this new segment I review and comment on my own podcast episodes.
In...
Fixing the House with Proportional Representation with Lee Drutman
With Lee Drutman I discuss how proportional representation can break the two-party doom-loop that is spiraling in the U.S. Lee co-founded the organiza...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 38: Political Institutions of Kuwait | By Stephan Kyburz
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on the Rules of the Game channel. In this new segment I review and comment on my own podcast episodes.
In...
Political Institutions of Kuwait with Luai Allarakia
With Luai Allarakia I discuss Kuwait’s political system and institutions. He lays out the most important developments since its constitution was writt...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 37: Proportional Representation in Canada | By Stephan Kyburz
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions. In this new segment I review and comment on my own p...
Advancing Proportional Representation in Canada with Réal Lavergne
The story of proportional representation in Canada is one of great hopes, changes in reform strategies, but also – unfortunately – many broken promise...
Rules in Perspective on Ep. 36: Direct Democracy in Germany | By Stephan Kyburz
Rules in Perspective is a new segment on Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions. In this new segment I review and comment on my own po...
Current Developments of Direct Democracy in Germany with Jan Renner
With Jan Renner I discuss current developments of direct democracy in Germany, and especially in Bavaria, his home state. Bavaria is the most advanced...
Women Facing Brazilian Institutions with Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Women in Brazil have consistently been underrepresented in politics. What are the reasons for this lack of women’s political power in this vast democr...
Patterns of Democracy with Arend Lijphart
With Arend Lijphart I discuss some of the fundamental questions regarding democratic institutions based on his seminal book “Patterns of Democracy: Go...
The State of Democracy in West Africa with Idayat Hassan
With Idayat Hassan I discuss the state of democracies in West Africa. She is the Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), an organi...
Digital Open Local Democracy with Wietse Van Ransbeeck
With Wietse Van Ransbeeck I discuss citizen participation at the local government level. Wietse was discouraged by the existing possibilities to parti...
Let the people rule with John Matsusaka
With John Matsusaka I discuss direct democracy, based on his latest book “Let the People Rule: How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Challenge”,...
New Zealand's electoral reform with Jack Nagel
New Zealand’s electoral reform of 1996 is an important case to know and understand for anyone interested in institutional change.
With Jack Nag...
Moderated parliamentarism with Tarunabh Khaitan
With Tarunabh Khaitan I discuss “Moderated Parliamentarism”, a concept of a system of government that he describes in great detail in a paper titled “...
Women's representation in U.S. politics with Cynthia Richie Terrell
Women occupy only 24% of seats in the U.S. Senate, and 28% of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Only 18% of governors are women, and there h...
Venezuela's democratic erosion with Maryhen Jiménez
Since Hugo Chávez came to power in the presidential election in 1998, Venezuela has experienced a staggering democratic erosion, with increasing level...
Turkey's democratic backsliding with Esra İşsever-Ekinci
Turkey has experienced a severe erosion of democratic principles. Democratic institutions have been changed, the media heavily influenced and controll...
Brazil's principal democratic institutions with José Antonio Cheibub
Brazil’s democratic journey has been one of great hopes and progress, yet also one of disappointments and distrust in democratic institutions. Brazil...
France's electoral systems with Emiliano Grossman
The two-round presidential elections in France back in April created lots of discussions in the media and widespread concerns that a right-wing candid...
Chile's new constitution with Gabriel Negretto
The draft of the new constitution of Chile is now published. The constitutional convention met for the first time on 4 July 2021 and has now completed...
Deliberative democracy and citizens' assemblies with Ian O'Flynn
What most people think of when they hear deliberative democracy probably are citizens’ assemblies. Deliberation is the process of thoughtfully discuss...
Federalism – empowering communities
Federalism is power-sharing among regions and the central government of a country. It is the vertical division of power. It’s a joint agreement of reg...
The evolution of women's political power in Switzerland with Marlène Gerber
Women in Switzerland lacked direct political power until 1971. Up until then, women didn’t have the right to vote and the right to be elected – at lea...
Kenya's devolution of government with Brenda Ogembo
Kenya’s 2010 constitution introduced substantial changes to the vertical allocation of political power that has been exercised at two tiers of governm...
The Swiss Federal Council: shared executive power with Nenad Stojanović
The Swiss Federal Council is a 7-member council that constitutes the executive branch of government. Instead of concentrating power in one person only...
A short history of political institutions
What are political institutions and how did they evolve over time? In this episode I tell the story of how small, local societies based on kin were in...
Beyond presidentialism and parliamentarism with Steffen Ganghof
Presidentialism and parliamentarism are the two main forms of government used around the world. Yet, what are the characteristics and problems with th...
Taiwan's Direct Democracy with Yen-Tu Su
Taiwan’s democratic and economic development have been truly remarkable. In the process its direct democratic institutions have become a pivotal polit...
Single transferable vote for the Swiss Council of States
In this episode I propose to change the Swiss constitution to implement a single transferable vote electoral system to elect the members of the Counci...