The Problem of Democracy with Shadi Hamid (S3 Ep.41)

Conversations With Coleman

Coleman Hughes

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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My guest today is Shadi Hamid. Shadi is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He was named one of the world's top 50 thinkers in 2019 by Prospect Magazine. Shadi is also the author of three books, Temptations of Power, Islamic Exceptionalism, and The Problem of Democracy, which will be the primary subject of this conversation. Shadi and I talk about the difference between liberal democracy and democracy, full stop. We discuss Shadi's concept of democratic minimalism, which is the idea that we should promote democracy in the Middle East even when it leads to illiberal outcomes. We discuss the state of public opinion in Arab countries. We talk about the difference between Islamist and secular parties. We talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict and how it might be affected by the prospect of more democracy in the Middle East. We discuss the lessons learned from the Arab Spring. We talk about the new popularity of isolationist foreign policy in America. We also go on to talk about the so-called "Benign Dictatorships" and much more. #Ad To claim your match, go to givewell.org and pick PODCAST and enter "Conversations With Coleman" at checkout. Make sure they know that you heard about GiveWell from Conversations With Coleman to get your donation matched. To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/coleman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.9	My guest today is Shadi Hamid.
1:06.4	Shadi is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at the Atlantic.
1:11.5	He was named one of the world's top 50 thinkers in 2019 by Prospect Magazine.
1:16.7	And he's the author of three books, Temptations of Power, Islamic Exceptionalism, and the subject
1:21.7	of today's conversation, The Problem of Democracy.
1:24.9	In this episode, we discuss the difference between liberal democracy and democracy full
1:29.1	stop.
1:30.1	We discuss Shadi's concept of democratic minimalism, which is the idea that we should promote
1:34.2	democracy in the Middle East, even when it leads to illiberal outcomes.
1:38.2	We discuss the state of public opinion in Arab countries.
1:41.1	We talk about the difference between Islamist and secular parties.
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