{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/13de84ee-6f50-420b-9f5a-52e94d3a2597/6657e294800ae10012028b7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Safeguarding the present and future of democracy","description":"<p><em>Is the decline of democracy being overblown?&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</p><p><em>How has social media reshaped democracy, for better and for worse?&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;</p><p><em>How can the next generation of leaders sustain and strengthen democracy?</em>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, George Brandis, Tom Rogers, Atul Sharma, and Ketty Chen join Janine O’Flynn to discuss elections, institutions, opportunities, and challenges for democracy in the coming years.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Professor The Hon George Brandis KC </strong>is a Professor in the Practice of National Security, Policy and Law at the ANU National Security College (NSC) and ANU College of Law.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Tom Rogers </strong>is the Australian Electoral Commissioner.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Dr Atul Sharma </strong>is a member of the NSC Youth Council.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Dr Ketty Chen </strong>is the Taiwan Country Representative and Head of Taipei Office at the National Democratic Institute.</p><p><strong>Professor Janine O’Flynn </strong>is the Director of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>ANU National Security College academic programs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://study.crawford.anu.edu.au/master-of-national-security-policy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">find out more</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Note: This episode was recorded during NSC’s Securing our Future conference on 10 April 2024.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>We’d love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to </em><a href=\"mailto:NatSecPod@anu.edu.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>NatSecPod@anu.edu.au</em></a><em>. You can tweet us </em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/NSC_ANU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@NSC_ANU</em></a><em> and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. </em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"ANU National Security College"}