The Global Elections Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jason Manchester
Produced by Jason Manchester (@JKManchester) in Ottawa.
We tell the stories of elections throughout the world so that you can better understand this thing we call democracy.
On March 15, 2017, the Netherlands went to the polls. We discuss the background, the electoral system and the parties that participated in this closely watched election.
Our look at the history and politics of the Principality of Liechtenstein, one of the oddest democracies in the world.
This week, we look at the Kuwaiti legislative election of November 2016. We discuss the political history, who can participate and prospects for the future.
This week, we look at the Russian legislative election. We discuss the hold that President Vladimir Putin has over the Russian political system and give you the background to understand the Russia elections.
Our look at this year's elections to Hong Kong's Legislative Council. We discuss the ballot, the factions and the results of the Umbrella Revolution,
Guest: Doug Bastien
On August 7th, 2016, the military government in Thailand is holding a referendum to approve changes to the country's constitution. We look at the political history, the players and we get the details of the constitutional package.
Guest: Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University
The island nation of Nauru is the world's smallest democracy, but it has problems related to an Australian detention centre on the island and declining rule of law. We discuss this in the context of the election that was held there on the 9th of July.
Guest: Jon Fraenkel, Professor at Victoria University of Wellington
This week, we look at the recent Australian Election through the eyes of a campaign worker for the Australian Labour Party.
This is part two of our look at the at the Spanish General Election. Our guest discusses peripheral nationalisms in Spain, Income inequality and possible outcomes of the election.
Guest: Dr. Robert Fishman, CONEX-Marie Curie Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
This week, we look at Spain's general election. We discuss the transition to democracy, political history, the decline of the two-party system and the rise of Podemos.
We go back to Peru for a brief look at the second round of the Presidential election between Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.