RevDem Podcast

Review of Democracy

Democracy

European Union

Poland

Ukraine

Human Rights

Authoritarianism

Rule Of Law

Populism

Russia

Latin America

Hungary

Climate Change

Germany

China

Democratic Backsliding

Eastern Europe

Migration

Social Media

Genocide

Civil Society

RevDem Podcast is brought to you by the Review of Democracy, the online journal of the CEU Democracy Institute. The Review of Democracy is dedicated to the reinvigoration, survival, and prosperity of democracies worldwide and to generating innovative cross-regional dialogues. RevDem Podcast offers in-depth conversations in four main areas: rule of law, political economy and inequalities, the histo... more

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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	425	Founded	5 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	NewsPolitics

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Challenging Archives, Episode 1: Hungarian-Language Theaters in Socialist Romania

Challenging Archives is a new series of podcasts jointly organized between Review of Democracy and Blinken Open Society Archives, based in Budapest. We will invite scholars to discuss about their investigation in this archive.

The Blinken Open Soci... more

22 Jun 2026 • 37 min • Popular

The Ancient World Mobilized for Hate: A Conversation with Curtis Dozier

Ancient Greece and Rome are often celebrated as the foundations of Western civilization, democracy, and political thought. But what happens when these revered historical traditions are mobilized to legitimize exclusionary and authoritarian politics? ... more

18 Jun 2026 • 43 min • Most popular

Georgia’s Struggle Between Democracy and Autocracy – In Conversation with Ghia Nodia

In our latest episode of the special series produced in partnership with the Journal of Democracy, we discuss the recent article by Ghia Nodia, entitled “Georgia: Between Democracy and Autocracy” (Journal of Democracy, Vol. 37, No.2, April 2026)

Ove... more

15 Jun 2026 • 46 min

Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 2)

Are interethnic marriages bridges or fault lines in post-conflict societies? What happens when the politics of national identity enter the intimacy of home? Who were the main agents to oppose or promote mixed marriages in East-CentralEurope? Was it t... more

8 Jun 2026 • 21 min

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Recent Guests

James Loxton

Senior lecturer in comparative politics, University of Sydney

University of Sydney

Episode: Dictocrats and Dictobrats – James Loxton on Why We Elect Former Dictators and Their Children

Duncan Kelly

Professor of politics at the University of Cambridge; co-editor of Modern Intellectual History

University of Cambridge

Episode: Worlds of Wartime: Duncan Kelly on the First World War and Modern Politics

Martha Jones

Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

Episode: Birthright Citizens: Martha Jones on Race and Rights in the U.S.

Xu Guoqi

David HY. Chang Professor of Chinese History; inaugural Kerry Group Professor of Globalization History, University of Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

Episode: Beyond National Democracy: China’s Ideas and Ideas of China

Karolina Lendák-Kabók

social scientist focusing on gender, ethnicity, education, and families; Marie Curie Fellow; associate professor at ELTE

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Episode: Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 1)

Lucija Balikić

postdoctoral researcher; focus on historical components of interethnic relations; background in intellectual history and Yugoslav history

Central European University (PhD); Corvinus University (Global Teaching Fellow)

Episode: Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 1)

Susan Stokes

Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Center on Democracy

University of Chicago

Episode: The “Backsliders” and What We Can Do About Them – In Conversation with Susan Stokes

José Ramón Morales-Arilla

Author of the Journal of Democracy article How to Secure Venezuelan Democracy

Tecnológico de Monterrey, graduate school of government and public transformation

Episode: How to Secure Democracy After Authoritarianism? Venezuela and the Problem of Credible Transitions

Filip Milačić

Senior researcher at the Democracy of the Future Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation; visiting professor at CEU; author of Abandoning Democracy for the Nation

Friedrich Ebert Foundation; CEU; CEU Democracy Institute

Episode: Abandoning Democracy for the Nation – In Conversation with Filip Milačić

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Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 2)

Q: why is it important to bridge history and contemporary times in your study of mixedness?

Because combining these perspectives helps reveal how past policies and social norms continue to shape present-day identities, family choices, and minority dynamics, offering a fuller picture than looking at a single moment.

Mixed Families in Post-Conflict Societies- A Discussion with Karolina Lendák-Kabók and Lucija Balikić (Part 2)

Q: how do you plan to demonstrate this long-term social process and make sense of it on a deeper level?

We approach it by integrating archival, historical data with contemporary interviews, tracing patterns across generations, and examining how legal norms, religious prescriptions, and social attitudes persist and transform practices over time.

Worlds of Wartime: Duncan Kelly on the First World War and Modern Politics

Q: What is the 'open world' vs 'closed world' dilemma, and why is it central to understanding postwar political economy?

The dilemma captures how imperial and capitalist logics imagined expansion or retrenchment; postwar thinkers reimagined openness through intercultural exchange, anti-imperial critique, and alternative economic orders, highlighting ongoing tensions between markets, states, and democracy.

Worlds of Wartime: Duncan Kelly on the First World War and Modern Politics

Q: Why focus on a broad cast of idea makers from Keynes to Du Bois, and what do they reveal about the war's global impact?

These figures illuminate how epistemic communities, movements, and anti-imperial critiques reframed what democracy and economics could mean in wartime and postwar contexts, showing that ideas—not just leaders—drive historical change and policy outcomes.

Worlds of Wartime: Duncan Kelly on the First World War and Modern Politics

Q: Could you explain what you mean by a modernist intellectual history of political and economic ideas, and how this approach differs from traditional intellectual history?

The approach treats ideas as dynamic, globally interconnected networks, examined through modernist literary sensibilities, and traced across multiple regions and moments to understand how ideas shape political and economic institutions, rather than reducing causality to elite decision-makers alone.

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Thoughtful, academy-driven discussions focused on democracy, rule of law, political economy, and culture. Episodes commonly feature scholars, historians, and policy experts who dissect historical developments, governance challenges, and memory politics across regions. A standout aspect is the frequent integration of historical context with contemporary political questions, offering nuanced analyses that connect long-run trends to current democratic outcomes. Listeners can expect rigorous, research-forward conversations that weigh evidence, explore cross-regional comparisons, and highlight dimensions of how institutions, culture, and public policy shape democratic resilience. The show often centers on how legal norms, state capacity, and civ... more

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3. Martha Jones
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7. Susan Stokes
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