Sona Golder, Penn State professor of political science, discusses Brexit’s history and what its future might look like on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU Penn State.
Political polarization at the federal level makes it unlikely that solutions to address economic inequality will come from Washington, but individual states are taking action, according to Chris Witko, associate director of Penn State’s School of Public Policy. Witko discusses some of these policies on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU Penn State.
University systems around the country face funding cuts from their respective states and a growing anti-intellectual sentiment from constituents. Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones discusses these issues on the latest episode of the Democracy Works podcast.
"Democracy Works" won best podcast in the Government and Organizations category in the 14th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards.
Mark Kissling, assistant professor of education, discussed his approach to civics education and what it means for democracy on the latest episode of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.
Matt Jordan, an assistant professor of media studies in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, joins the Democracy Works podcast to discuss "fake news" and the role of social media in a democracy.
Bradford Vivian, professor of communication arts and sciences and director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation in Penn State's McCourtney Institute for Democracy, opens the second season of the Democracy Works podcast with a discussion about public memory, Confederate monuments, and last summer’s Unite the Right rally and counterprotests.
Stephanie Keyaka is working for Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen this summer as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Nevins Fellows program. She also is the incoming editor-in-chief of The Underground
Jud Mathews, Penn State Law associate professor of law and affiliate professor in the School of International Affairs, has spent his career studying the U.S. Constitution. He discussed what a constitutional crisis is and how close the U.S. is to one right now on the latest episode of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.
A ruling expected by the Supreme Court this week could reduce the power of public-sector unions, which would cause ripple effects throughout government and on democracy at large. Paul Clark, director of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Penn State, discussed the implications of the ruling and the role that public-sector unions play in society on the latest Democracy Works podcast.
What does it mean for democracy when a company steps in where the government normally would? Forrest Briscoe, professor of management and organization in the Smeal College of Business, discusses the increasing intersections between business, government and civic life on the latest episode of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.
Michael Mann talks about the hockey stick graph and the future of expertise on Democracy Works podcast
We’ve all been there: A family dinner or other event where the conversation turns toward a topic will lead to disagreement. Maybe it’s politics, or perhaps it’s something else entirely. Either way, it seems like it’s not even worth trying to have a conversation. Laurie Mulvey, executive director of Penn State’s World in Conversation project, offered insight into how to handle those situations — and why it’s important to do so — on the latest episode of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.
Jennifer Van Hook, Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography in the College of the Liberal Arts, recently discussed the implications of the citizenship question and the work that goes into designing and implementing new census questions on the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Democracy Works podcast.
