David Stasavage on Early Democracy and its Decline

<strong>Podcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/democracy-paradox-justin-kempf-HpXS_vrFYJ7/">Democracy Paradox</a> (LS 32 &middot; TOP 5% <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/listen-score/"><small>what is this?</small></a>)<br><strong>Episode</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/e/6029a4ff440b46d9834589998a39435f/">David Stasavage on Early Democracy and its Decline</a><br><strong>Pub date</strong>: 2021-07-20<br><br><img src="https://production.listennotes.com/podcasts/democracy-paradox-justin-kempf-bl_CM4oILj9-HpXS_vrFYJ7.300x300.jpg" width="150" height="150"></img><br><p>This was not a phenomenon to one specific region. This was nothing that got invented in one place and at one time. It seems to have emerged independently in a wide, wide variety of human societies at different points in time. And to me, that sounds like something that occurs naturally.</p><p>David Stasavage<br/><br/>A full transcript is available at <a href='https://wp.me/pavhaU-NW'>www.democracyparadox.com</a>.<br/><br/>David Stasavage is the Dean of Social Sciences and a Professor of Politics at New York University. His latest book is called <em>The Decline and Rise of Democracy</em>.<br/><br/><b>Key Highlights Include</b></p><ul><li>A description of early democracy with an example of the Huron people</li><li>Why autocracy arose through the example of Ancient China</li><li>How bureaucracy and the state changed governance</li><li>How English history shaped modern democracy</li><li>What modern democracy can learn from early forms of democracy</li></ul><p><br/><b>Key Links</b></p><p><a href='https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177465/the-decline-and-rise-of-democracy'><em>The Decline and Rise of Democracy</em></a><em> </em>by David Stasavage</p><p>Learn more about <a href='https://stasavage.com/'>David Stasavage</a></p><p>Follow David on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/stasavage'>@stasavage</a></p><p><br/><b>Related Content</b></p><p><a href='https://democracyparadox.com/2021/06/08/daniel-ca