Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with David Runciman
Professor Francis Fukuyama came to the Intelligence Squared stage in September, to square up with one of Britain\u2019s most brilliant political thinkers, David Runciman, to assess how democracy is faring in 2014. We certainly haven\u2019t attained the rosy future that some thought Fukuyama was predicting in his book 'The End of History and The Last Man' in 1992: authoritarianism is entrenched in Russia and China, in the last decade the developed democracies have experienced severe financial crises and rising inequality, and Islamic State militants are wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria.\n\nIs religion becoming the new politics? How will the technological revolution continue to impact our politics? And in the West are we in danger of becoming complacent about the challenges to democracy that we face? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\n \n\xa0See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices