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Lyse Doucet, David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell in conversation with Bronwen Maddox

DEMOCRACY, POLITICS AND HOPE

Hay Festival 2023, 

Democracy rests on a vision of social change and human development, and visions need aspiration and hope to materialise. While we live in a time of social discontent with how democracy and governance work, we are witnessing the explosion of a multiplicity of civil society movements worldwide. Discussing the future of democracy and the relationship between hope and democratic politics are: Lyse Doucet, BBC's Chief International Correspondent, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga, and Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of London. Bronwen Maddox is CEO of think tank Chatham House.

Lyse Doucet, David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell in conversation with Bronwen Maddox