Safeguarding the present and future of democracy

Is the decline of democracy being overblown?  

How has social media reshaped democracy, for better and for worse?  

How can the next generation of leaders sustain and strengthen democracy? 

In this episode, George Brandis, Tom Rogers, Atul Sharma, and Ketty Chen join Janine O’Flynn to discuss elections, institutions, opportunities, and challenges for democracy in the coming years. 

Professor The Hon George Brandis KC is a Professor in the Practice of National Security, Policy and Law at the ANU National Security College (NSC) and ANU College of Law. 

Tom Rogers is the Australian Electoral Commissioner.  

Dr Atul Sharma is a member of the NSC Youth Council. 

Dr Ketty Chen is the Taiwan Country Representative and Head of Taipei Office at the National Democratic Institute.

Professor Janine O’Flynn is the Director of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. 

Show notes 

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Note: This episode was recorded during NSC’s Securing our Future conference on 10 April 2024. 

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