Rob Reich, "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How it Can Do Better" (Princeton UP, 2018)

Rob Reich, “Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How it Can Do Better” (Princeton UP, 2018): How political are private foundations? Are they good or bad for democracy? Such are the big questions taken up by Rob Reich in his new book Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How it Can Do Better (Princeton University Press, 2018). by Princeton UP Ideas Podcast

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Philanthropy & Democracy: Risky Liaisons: Big philanthropy can contribute to a democratic society by addressing problems that neither government nor the private sector will take on. Yet philanthropic institutions and foundations are institutional oddities within a democracy. by Aspen Ideas to Go

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They Don’t Represent Us — with Larry Lessig: This week on Your Undivided Attention, we're doing something special. As we near the election, and representation is on our minds, we're airing a talk by Harvard Law professor and Creative Commons co-founder Larry Lessig. In what ways does our government not represent us — and do we not represent ourselves? How might we revive the relationship between the will of the people and the actions of our government? Join us. by Your Undivided Attention

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Richard L. Hasen, “Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections” (Yale UP, 2016): Richard L. Hasen has written Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections (Yale University Press, 2016). Hasen is Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, by New Books in Law

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Debating the Role of Philanthropy in Democracy: Given the largely unaccountable position of power held by philanthropists, what role should they play in democratic societies? In this recording from the , hosted by Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Rob Reich, a Marc and Laura... by Inside Social Innovation

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Andreas Fulda, "The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong" (Routledge, 2020): The key question Fulda poses is to what extent political activists in these three domiciles have made progress in their quest to liberalize and democratize their respective polities... by New Books in Law

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Richard Betts: Richard K. Betts, Ph.D, is the Director of the Saltzmann Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. We talk about how we can be meaningful stakeholders in foreign policy by voting and supporting political movements. Vote... by Future Hindsight

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205 Fixing Ourselves Is Hard: Iris Bohnet on Solving Bias in the Workplace: Iris Bohnet is a behavioral economist, a leading researcher into gender bias, and Harvard Kennedy School's academic dean. She’s got some tough advice for the world’s biggest governments, corporations, and organizations: Stop wasting money on traditional diversity training programs, because they don’t work. But Dean Bohnet tells host Thoko Moyo that there's also good news: By focusing on fixing processes rather than people, we can create workarounds that solve for our stubborn biases. by PolicyCast

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Don F. Selby, "Human Rights in Thailand" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018): An interview with Don F. Selby by New Books in Anthropology

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Don F. Selby, "Human Rights in Thailand" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018): An interview with Don F. Selby by New Books in Law

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Matthew D. Wright, "A Vindication of Politics: On the Common Good and Human Flourishing" (UP of Kansas, 2019): Rancor reigns in American politics. It is possible these days to regard politics as an arena that enriches and ennobles? by New Books in Law

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The 2019 version of Democracy in America: If Alexis de Tocqueville visited America today, what would he have to say about the condition of our democracy? We hear a lot in the news and on Twitter about how support for democracy is waning. We’re perhaps even a little guilty of it on this show. But, what do everyday Americans think? Some of … Continue reading The 2019 version of Democracy in America → by Democracy Works

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Is it possible to overdo democracy?: As we enter the holiday season, Robert Talisse thinks it’s a good idea to take a break from politics. In fact, he might go so far as to say democracy is better off if you do. Talisse is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and author of a new book called Overdoing […] by Democracy Works

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Ashley Hinck, "Politics for the Love of Fandom: Fan-Based Citizenship in a Digital World" (LSU Press, 2019): An interview with Ashley Hinck by New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Bann Seng Tan, "International Aid and Democracy Promotion: Liberalization at the Margins" (Routledge, 2020): Tan investigates the link between foreign aid and the promotion of democracy, using theory, statistical tests, and illustrative case studies... by New Books in Economics

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America | Speaker Paul Ryan: What's the best weapon to fight poverty in America? Speaker Paul Ryan spent his career in the House, and now as a private citizen, developing policies to help people rise out of poverty and make better lives for themselves. We talk about the moral... by Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

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Politics is for Power: Eitan D. Hersh: "Politics is something where I, as a citizen, can be important." by Future Hindsight

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Rationally Speaking #221 - Rob Reich on "Is philanthropy bad for democracy?": This episode features political scientist Rob Reich, author of "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy, and How it Can Do Better". Rob and Julia debate his criticisms of philanthropy. by Rationally Speaking Podcast

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Is it time to revive civility?: There are a lot of calls these days to “revive civility” in politics. While there are plenty of examples of uncivil behavior, there’s far less agreement about what civility should look like in 2019. Timothy Shaffer joins us this week to talk about work being done to create a new definition of civility and a playbook … Continue reading Is it time to revive civility? → by Democracy Works

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Deana A. Rohlinger, “Abortion Politics, Mass Media, and Social Movements in America” (Cambridge UP, 2015): Deana A. Rohlinger has just written Abortion Politics, Mass Media, and Social Movements in America (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Rohlinger is associate professor of sociology at Florida State University. In the last several weeks, by New Books in Journalism

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Reed Howard of the Millennial Action Project: Being a True Conservative in the Age of Trump and How to Create Space for Cross-partisan Conversations: In this conversation with Reed Howard of the Millennial Action Project we discuss his experience as a millennial who identified as a Republican but then had to figure out how he could move forward in his party in the age of Trump; going to divinity s... by Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other

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Bipartisan Civil Discourse: Michael Baranowski: “I still believe in the collective wisdom of the American people.” by Future Hindsight

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Episode 28: Michael E. Hartmann & philanthropy's biggest problems by Givers, Doers, & Thinkers—A Podcast on Philanthropy and Civil Society

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Matthew D. Wright, "A Vindication of Politics: On the Common Good and Human Flourishing" (UP of Kansas, 2019): Rancor reigns in American politics. It is possible these days to regard politics as an arena that enriches and ennobles? by New Books in Public Policy

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The Ascendance of Social Conservatism in the Public Square: A Conversation with Ryan T. Anderson by New Books in Public Policy

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The Ascendance of Social Conservatism in the Public Square: A Conversation with Ryan T. Anderson by New Books in Political Science

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Employ Negative Partisanship: Rachel Bitecofer: Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and election forecaster turned political strategist. Her most recent book is Hit ’Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. We discuss why it's time for Democratic... by Future Hindsight

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Rob Reich, "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How it Can Do Better" (Princeton UP, 2018)

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