Efficient Secrets
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Efficient Secrets
Constitutions provide the basic laws and principles of government for modern states. They determine the powers and duties of those who govern, and guarantee rights and freedoms to those who are governed. Yet few countries politics can be understood through these documents alone. Constitutions have,...
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Democratic Backsliding: Constitutions and the Secret State
In this, the last episode of our first season, we’ll look at one final issue which bears on the question of backsliding – how democratic constitutions...
Backsliding Special: Brian Klaas on “Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us”
An important aspect of backsliding is understanding how individuals with corrupt motives gain and then abuse their power to undermine democracy. So, i...
Is the UK Experiencing Democratic Backsliding?: Parties, Politics and Public Opinion
The United Kingdom is one of the worlds longest standing democracies, with an even longer tradition of constitutional government and the rule of law....
Is the UK Experiencing Democratic Backsliding?: Courts, Parliament and the Rule of Law
The United Kingdom is one of the worlds longest standing democracies, with an even longer tradition of constitutional government and the rule of law....
Democratic Backsliding: Constitutions, Human Rights and Democracy
One of the key roles of constitutional law is to provide a strong underpinning for human rights protections. But what role do human rights play in bui...
Democratic Backsliding: Constitutional Law versus Authoritarian Politics
Where democracies have collapsed, or never existed, constitutions and laws continue to exist and may still provide some protection to citizens. On the...
Democratic Backsliding: The Politics of Backsliding
The second episode looks at the political process of backsliding and what happens to constitutions when this occurs, with experts on political institu...
Democratic Backsliding: What is a Democratic Constitutional State?
This episode explores some of the fundamental foundations of the constitutional democratic state with experts in political and constitutional theory....
Efficient Secrets Season 1: Democratic Backsliding
In this season of the Efficient Secrets podcast, I’m going to be talking to experts at the University of Oxford, along with some other guests, about h...