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Democracy Works podcast

Democracy Works podcast

Clarence Lang, Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts and professor of African American Studies

Liberal Arts dean examines the history of civil rights and civil unrest

Nita Bharti, assistant professor of biology and faculty member in the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics in the Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss the social and political dynamics at play during a public health crisis.

Podcast episode examines information, behavior and the government in COVID-19

Candis Watts Smith, associate professor of political science and African American studies, appears on this week's episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU.

Democracy Works podcast episode examines black politics then and now

Barrio America Booc Cover

New book examines how Latin American immigrants saved American cities

Michael Nelson, Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and affiliate faculty at Penn State Law, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss the Constitutional framework for impeachment.

Podcast episode examines impeachment’s past, present and future

Lee Ann Banaszak, professor of political science and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss her work on the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission

Professor reflects on effort to create fair congressional maps for Pennsylvania

Following his time as a football player at Penn State and in the NFL, Aaron Maybin returned to his hometown of Baltimore to work as an artist, educator and activist. He is the author of the book "Art-Activism" and joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss his work.

Alumnus reflects on his journey from football player to artist and activist

Penn State alumnus Jay Yonamine joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss how automation and misinformation are impacting the health and stability of democracies around the world.

Will artificial intelligence and misinformation weaken democracy?

Laura Rosenberger, director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, discusses what the Mueller report means for democracy on this week's episode of the Democracy Works podcast.

Democracy Works podcast examines what the Mueller report means for democracy

Crystal Sanders, associate professor of history and African American studies at Penn State

Conference, podcast examine school segregation 65 years after Brown decision

Sarah Koenig answers a question from the audience during her Q&A with the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. The conversation with Koenig is now available as an episode of the Institute's Democracy Works podcast.

What Serial taught Sarah Koenig about criminal justice

Sona Goder, professor of political science, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss Brexit's origin and its future.

Political science professor reflects on how Brexit began — and how it might end

Christopher Witko

Public policy professor examines how 'tools of democracy' can address inequality

Nick Jones

Are land-grant universities still 'democracy’s colleges?'

Democracy Works hosts Michael Berkman, Jenna Spinelle, and Chris Beem

'Democracy Works' wins People’s Choice Podcast Award

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