with guest Matt Qvortrup
- 6 November 2020
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In this podcast, ILA Fellow Maureen Metcalf interviews #ILA2020Global plenary speaker, Matt Qvortrup on, “Democracy – Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo?” Matt is a professor of political science at Coventry University.
As a political scientist, Matt studies democracy – its evolution, and particularly how democracies decline. In this edition of Innovating Leadership Co-Creating Our Future, Matt shares with Maureen his perspective on the rise of populism across the world, how that leads to un-democratic leaders, then answers the question, “Is American democracy a brittle twig or a supple bamboo?” He offers solutions, too; every strong democracy in history thrived on disparate points of view – and leaders who welcomed diverse opinions.
Guest Matt Qvortrup
Matt Qvortrup is a professor of political science at Coventry University. Described by the Financial Times as “a world authority on referendums,” he has published more than a dozen books on democracy and presented the BBC Program, “How to Kill a Democracy.” His most recent books include: Democracy on Demand: Holding Power to Account; Referendums and Ethnic Conflict; and Angela Merkel: Europe’s Most Influential Leader.
Host Maureen Metcalf
