Democracy Paradox

Bilal Baloch on Indira Gandhi, India's Emergency, and the Importance of Ideas in Politics

Jan 25, 2022

46:18

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The Power of the Idea

04:35

Decision Making Is Rarely, if Ever, Rational

02:32

Is There a Diversity of Ideas in the Government?

02:38

Introduction

3min

The Democracy Paradox - Welcome to the Democracy Paradox

5min

Is the Corrupt State Narrative Getting Worse?

3min

What Is the Symbolism of the Leader of the Anti-Corruption Movement?

2min

The State of Emergency in India 19 75

6min

Is There a Difference Between Nationalists and Populists?

3min

Is There a Diversity of Ideas in the Government?

3min

The Ideological Divide in the Congress Party

4min

The Way Ideas Matter

3min

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The Power of the Idea

5min

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Decision Making Is Rarely, if Ever, Rational

3min

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Do Technocrats Make Better Decisions Under Aleg Crisis Than Politicians?

3min

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Toleration Defining Democracy

4min

We have core ideas that form a part of our worldview, but those core ideas are not fixed in the way in which we talk about rationality and interest in that they can evolve. And we have to, when we think about human behavior, political behavior, we have to give serious attention to those ideas and go beyond just fixed material interests.

Bilal Baloch

A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com or a short review of When Ideas Matter: Democracy and Corruption in India here.

Bilal Baloch is the Co-Founder and COO of Enquire, formerly GlobalWonks. He is also a non-resident visiting scholar at the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of When Ideas Matter: Democracy and Corruption in India.

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