With Degan Ali I discuss the system of international aid based on her inside experience of working in the sector for over two decades. With her voice and her work she tries to find ways to liberate Somalia from the traditional aid paradigm. As it seems pointless to wait for the international aid system to change, the most promising way forward is to empower local civil society organizations and to raise their political profile to increase their leverage on the political stage.
With Armin Schäfer I discuss Germany’s mixed member proportional electoral system and its current reform. We compare the old and the prospective new electoral system, and we explore what the most important and the most controversial changes are. Armin Schäfer shares not only historical context of the character of Germany’s political system but also his opinions on the reform process.
With Kevin Elliott I discuss how democracy could be designed for busy people based on his new book Democracy for Busy People. The question being how we can simplify democracy and reduce its demands, while simultaneously enhancing its democratic nature.
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