Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions

What does it take to make democracy work? The Rules of the Game podcast discusses and compares democratic institutions from around the world. Institutions are the rules of the game of our societies that direct our everyday lives in fundamental ways. They determine whether we live in a free or repressed society – whether we can make our voices heard. Researchers, grass-roots political activists and politicians will join me on this journey of dissecting the struggle for fair representation in parliament, accountable executive governments, impartial justice, and direct democratic participation.

Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions is a government podcast hosted by Stephan Kyburz, with 54 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Stephan Kyburz hosts Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions, a government show with 54 episodes published.

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  Episode #46

  More Equitable Democracy with Colin Cole

  Jan 15, 20251h 3mS0

  <p>With Colin Cole I discuss the work of More Equitable Democracy, a racial justice organization to advance racial equity by transforming electoral systems. As the US electoral systems are almost exclusively built as winner-take-all elections that serve only the two parties in power, they don’t deliver fair representation. But how can more minorities’ representatives be elected into state parliaments, city councils and finally the US Congress?</p> <p>Colin shares with us some of the key historical events related to electoral reforms during the Progressive Era and what we can learn from those for current and future reform effo...

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  Episode #45

  Double Proportionality with Friedrich Pukelsheim

  Nov 14, 20241 hourS0

  <p>With Friedrich Pukelsheim I discuss double proportional representation. Since 2006 the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland uses double proportionality to elect its 180 members of parliament. Friedrich Pukelsheim was invited to design an electoral system that would deliver on the promise of overall proportional representation in the canton while keeping the existing electoral districts since they are meaningful social and geographic entities. The complication is that some of these districts are very small (4 seats) while others are large (up to 18 seats). So the problem to be solved was to achieve proportional representation and electoral equality while honoring those very diverse districts.<...

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  Episode #44

  The System of International Aid with Degan Ali

  Aug 25, 202447 minS0

  <p>With Degan Ali I discuss the system of international aid based on her inside experience of working in the sector for over two decades. She speaks truth to power and that really takes some bravery to do, and I honor that. Degan Ali shares many compelling stories from her home country Somalia, but also from several years of growing up and studying in the US. She explains how local agricultural markets were destroyed by foreign interference and how the Somali government is at the whim of foreign donor countries, instead of being accountable to its own people.</p> <p><...

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  Episode #43

  Germany's MMP Electoral System and Its Reform with Armin Schäfer

  Aug 9, 202455 minS0

  <p>With Armin Schäfer I discuss Germany's mixed member proportional electoral system and its current reform. We compare the old and the prospective new electoral system, and we explore what the most important and the most controversial changes are. Armin Schäfer shares not only historical context of the character of Germany’s political system but also his opinions on the reform process.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Important to mention is that just a few days ago, at the end of July 2024, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that the electoral law passed by the German parliament in M...

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  Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions

  Rules in Perspective on Ep. 42: Democracy for Busy People

  May 9, 20249 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 42 on Democracy for Busy People, a discussion I had with Kevin Elliott.</p> <p>My three takeaways from episode 42:</p> <p>0:42 It’s important to include busy people in democracy. </p> <p>3:55 Political parties and political competition are crucial. The better parliaments represent the people’s interests, the more democratic our political systems.</p> <p>6:00 We should dare to fundamentally question our current institutions and think about unconventional propositions and ideas.</p> <p>Listen to episode 42 and find the show notes here. </p> <p>Kevin Elliott’s person...

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