Bonus episode: Can democracy be saved with decency? A public lecture by Scott Stephens

Update: 2024-12-03

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Democracy is in retreat, authoritarianism on the rise. But this has happened before. So how did big thinkers of the past respond to the threats to democracy, and what can we learn from them?

Scott Stephens delivered the Humanities Research Centre 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture at the Australian National University on 31 July 2024. It was recorded and subsequently broadcast as part of the SOS DEMOCRACY series on Big Ideas.

After the lecture, Scott answers questions from Dr Kim Huynh, the Deputy Director of the Humanities Research Centre, and members of the audience.

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Bonus episode: Can democracy be saved with decency? A public lecture by Scott Stephens

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Bonus episode: Can democracy be saved with decency? A public lecture by Scott Stephens

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Bonus episode: Can democracy be saved with decency? A public lecture by Scott Stephens