Tocqueville Talks

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About Tocqueville Talks

Tocqueville Talks delivers sharp, fast interviews from the Tocqueville Center for the Study of Democracy and Society at Furman University. Hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée talk with top scholars and public thinkers about public affairs in the United States and abroad. Tocqueville asked questions about almost everything, and so do we—in twenty minutes or less.

Language: English
Type: podcast

Episodes(28)

1
28. Why Americans Are So Patriotic | Tocqueville's Surprising Answer
2 Aug24m
2
27. Why the Old Political Order Is Cracking | Populism, MAGA, and the Future of Democracy
2 Aug36m
3
26. What Swimming Can Teach Us About Democracy | Tocqueville's Forgotten Insight
2 Aug41m
4
25. Is the Postwar Order Ending? Europe, Trump, Ukraine, and the Future of the West — Eleanor Beardsley
2 Aug28m
5
24. Why Everything Feels Increasingly Unreal — Beth and Rob L'Arrivée
2 Aug23m
6
23. Can Europe Stay United? The EU, National Identity, and the Future of European Politics — On the Road with Dr. Nelsen
2 Aug34m
7
22. Academic Freedom, Populism, and the Purpose of Higher Education — Reflections on a Year of Tocqueville Talks
2 Aug23m
8
21. Why Students Still Read Books — Inside the Tocqueville Fellows Program at Furman University
2 Aug22m

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