Q+A on ABC and ABC iview S17E14 talks technology – Got a burning question for our panel? Submit your questions via our website.
Monday’s toughest conversation was on social media algorithms and how easy it is to fall down rabbit holes online … Scroll down to view.
This week on Q+A … Is democracy in crisis?
Popularism is on the rise globally. Disaffection among inflation-hit workers is growing. Younger Australians – angry about the housing market, anxious about climate change – are lost to algorithms.
Democrats say Donald Trump is a threat to democracy – Republicans say the same of Kamala Harris. Far-right groups are rioting in the UK just months after a landside centre-left Labour election win. “The very soul of Europe is at risk”, some warn, as Ukraine fights on.
Autocrats in Russia and China are determined to expand their power. Support for Australian major parties is in long-term decline, with debate over Gaza and immigration challenging community cohesion like never before.
Can the centre still hold? What can leaders do to strengthen democracy and win back our attention and trust?
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Meet the Panellists
Anne Aly
Youth Minister Anne Aly has worked as an academic, professor and practitioner in counter-terrorism and violent extremism – and is the first Muslim woman to be elected to Australia’s parliament.
Keith Wolahan
Keith Wolahan is the Liberal MP for Menzies. He studied International Relations at Cambridge, served in the Australian Army and now represents one of the most multicultural electorates in the country.
George Brandis
Former Coalition government attorney-general George Brandis is now a professor in national security at Australian National University after serving four years as high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Roxane Gay
American writer Roxane Gay is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Bad Feminist’ and other books and publications, a college professor, editor and renowned social commentator.
David Runciman
David Runciman is a British author, podcaster and academic, teaching politics at Cambridge. His book ‘How Democracy Ends’ warns of rising popularism and the undermining of institutions.
Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 26 August at 9.35pm AEST
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Q+A on ABC and ABC iview S17E15 talks democracy
