From Guilds to Pubs: The History of Democratic Practices (Part 2)
In the second part of our podcast, we discuss the thorny concept of crisis of democracy. As Camille Creyghton reminds us, this phrase is hardly new: “ As a historian, you also very early on discover that “crisis of democracy” is a recurrent phrase. It was already there since the beginning of democracy.“
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From Guilds to Pubs: The History of Democratic Practices (Part 2)
In the second part of our podcast, we discuss the thorny concept of crisis of democracy. As Camille Creyghton reminds us, this phrase is hardly new: “ As a historian, you also very early on [...]
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From Guilds to Pubs: The History of Democratic Practices (Part 1)
Scholars often frame the history of democracy as a gradual expansion of voting rights and representative institutions. Camille Creyghton, our guest today, offers a different perspective: [...]