Name: Democracy and Its Alternatives
Released: 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ethan Hollander

TV Show · Documentary

Exploring the nature, responsibilities, debates, and challenges of democracy, with a particular focus on how democratic governments have functioned or failed around the world and over time.

2022 · 21m

Starring Ethan Hollander

EPISODE 1

Is Democracy Built to Last?

Exploring the ups and downs of democracy around the globe.
EPISODE 2

Politics and Personal Sacrifice

When is it worth sacrificing personal liberties for the good of the community?
EPISODE 3

Government and the Invention of Law

How do constitutions, laws that govern the implementation of other laws, differ from one nation to another?
EPISODE 4

The Rise of the Modern State

Exploring the history of the modern state, tracing back to feudalism and the Treaty of Westphalia.
EPISODE 5

States, Nations, and Nationalism

Exploring the topic of nationalism through a select few case studies.
EPISODE 6

Why Care about Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?

Exploring the theories of political thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and Jean-Luc Rousseau.