In this episode of the comparative series Hunter and Liddell break down democratic institutions and electoral systems. How they impact the outcomes of democracy and then discuss if democracy is worth saving and hot to save it.

(0:00) Defining democratic institutions and electoral systems.

(15:00) Boix on class voting and electoral systems.

(16:50) Cusack, Iversen, and Soskice on labour strength and electoral systems.

(22:00) Perils of Presidentialism, Linz.

(41:00) Critiques of parliamentarism.

(50:00) Pros and Cons of different systems.

(66:00) Is democracy worth saving?

(1:10:00) Civil society as the engine of democratic recovery.

Boix, C., 1999. Setting the rules of the game: the choice of electoral systems in advanced democracies.Cusack, T., Iversen, T. and Soskice, D., 2010. Coevolution of capitalism and political representation: The choice of electoral systems

Juan J. Linz, 2003. “The Perils of Presidentialism.” In The Democracy Sourcebook, eds., Robert Dahl, Ian Shapiro, and Jose Antonio Cheibub.

Arend Lijphart, 1991. “Constitutional Choices for New Democracies.”

In this episode of the comparative series Hunter and Liddell break down democratic institutions and electoral systems. How they impact the outcomes of democracy and then discuss if democracy is worth saving and hot to save it.

(0:00) Defining democratic institutions and electoral systems.

(15:00) Boix on class voting and electoral systems.

(16:50) Cusack, Iversen, and Soskice on labour strength and electoral systems.

(22:00) Perils of Presidentialism, Linz.

(41:00) Critiques of parliamentarism.

(50:00) Pros and Cons of different systems.

(66:00) Is democracy worth saving?

(1:10:00) Civil society as the engine of democratic recovery.

Boix, C., 1999. Setting the rules of the game: the choice of electoral systems in advanced democracies.Cusack, T., Iversen, T. and Soskice, D., 2010. Coevolution of capitalism and political representation: The choice of electoral systems

Juan J. Linz, 2003. “The Perils of Presidentialism.” In The Democracy Sourcebook, eds., Robert Dahl, Ian Shapiro, and Jose Antonio Cheibub.

Arend Lijphart, 1991. “Constitutional Choices for New Democracies.”

This episode is all about different democratic institutions, electoral system and the pro/cons of presidentialism and parliamentarism. The podcast concludes with a segment on why democracy is worth saving and how civil society can help do that.

(2:00) Defining democratic institutions and electoral systems.

(15:00) Boix and elites picking electoral systems.

(16:50) Cusack, Iversen, and Soskice. Organized labour and electoral systems.

(22:00) Perils of presidentialism.

(40:00) Critiques of parliamentary systems.

(50:00) Pros and Cons of different systems.

(66:00) Is democracy worth saving?

(1:15:00) Civil society and democratic recovery.

Boix, C., 1999. Setting the rules of the game: the choice of electoral systems in advanced democracies.

Cusack, T., Iversen, T. and Soskice, D., 2010. Coevolution of capitalism and political representation: The choice of electoral systems

Juan J. Linz, 2003. “The Perils of Presidentialism.” In The Democracy Sourcebook.

Arend Lijphart, 1991. “Constitutional Choices for New Democracies.”