DPC Voice
DPC - the Democratization Policy Council - has been pounding on issues related to accountable democratization policies in text for almost 2 decades, and now they are bringing their unique energy and vision to audio.
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DPC Talks with Eric Manton (U.S.) (opens the original)
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Valery Perry spoke with Eric Manton about the interesting work he has been doing to create a model he calls, “Adversarial Analysis,” which aims to make it easier to understand the current political dynamics in the US. He has mapped and contextualized key interest group blocks, their strategies for maintaining power and influence, their differences and fracture points, and more. As a part of his “4 +1” Analytical Framework, he dives into the interests and dynamics of four factions: Corporatist Ol
DPC talks with Ivan Stefanovski (Skopje, North Macedonia) (opens the original)
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Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Ivan Stefanovski of the Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. They talked about the impact of the end of US soft power engagement in the country, and how unfortunately many other European donors followed suit. They also discussed the country’s long and frustrating accession process, and the disillusionment among many in the population about what is perceived as an endless process
DPC talks with Damir Kapidzic (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) (opens the original)
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Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Damir Kapidzic, a professor ofpolitical science at the University of Sarajevo. While the process of political campaigns and of elections are on the mind of many following recent elections in Germany, elections coming up in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and in Serbia, and the midterm elections in the US in November, another form of democraticparticipation is through the process of citizens’ assemblies. Damir has been involved in such assemblies at the local level and at
DPC talks with Nidzara Ahmetasevic (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) (opens the original)
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Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Nidzara Ahmetasevic, a professorand journalist with decades of experience, about the glorification of war criminal Ratko Mladic since his death on August 27, and the substantial show of public support at his funeral in Belgrade, Serbia yesterday. Her specific expertise in the use of language in the public space, and in how events are portrayed, revisited, reinterpreted and fundamentally rewritten provided the basis for an interesting discussion. The high-level and per
DPC talks with Gresa Hasa (Graz, Austria) (opens the original)
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Valery Perry spoke with Gresa Hasa about the Flamingo Revolution in Albania, and how the interest by Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law to develop a luxury resort in an ecologically important part of Albania led to a bottom-up citizen protest movement. While the use of physical violence by security forces against protestors served as a trigger for sustained citizen protests, this movement needs to be viewed within the context of three decades of citizen frustration with the lack of transpare
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