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Rumours of democracy in crisis greatly exaggerated

Democracy, populism and autocratic regimes have been on the increase. Is this undermining democracy?

On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, swissinfo.ch’s Renat Künzi spoke to Anna Lührmann from Gothenburg University in Sweden and Parag Khanna, specialist on globalisation issues and author in Singapore.

Listen to the live version of the one-hour discussion from September 15. 

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