#46: More Equitable Democracy

With Colin Cole I discuss the work of More Equitable Democracy, a racial justice organization to advance racial equity by transforming electoral systems. As the US electoral systems are almost exclusively built as winner-take-all elections that serve only the two parties in power, they don’t deliver fair representation. But how can more minorities’ representatives be elected into state parliaments, city councils and finally the US Congress?

#45: Double Proportionality

With Friedrich Pukelsheim I discuss double proportional representation. Since 2006 the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland uses double proportionality to elect its 180 members of parliament. Friedrich Pukelsheim was invited to design an electoral system that would deliver on the promise of overall proportional representation in the canton while keeping the existing electoral districts since they are meaningful social and geographic entities.

#44: The System of International Aid

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.

#46: More Equitable Democracy

#45: Double Proportionality

#44: The System of International Aid

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