The Value(s) of Democracy

Podcasts | The crisis of democracy and governance

Apr 23, 2020

Democracy is under huge pressure everywhere, Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam discusses issues from the perspective of a country which struggles to conduct fair elections, where inequality is extreme and poverty even more so.

Democracy is under huge pressure everywhere, made worse by the global pandemic. Too many governments in too many places are failing to deliver on the basic social contract with their citizens. In this podcast, celebrated photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam of Bangladesh discusses these issues from the perspective of a country which struggles to conduct fair elections, where inequality is extreme and poverty even more so, and where failures of democratic institutions are condoned by great powers.

Shahidul Alam serves as a juror for the 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize.

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