Democracy is a much more complicated thing than we often give it credit for and certainly speaking dichotomously about democracy being in crisis or not is an oversimplification.Larry BartelsBecome a Patron!Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Larry Bartels is the May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University and a Co-Director for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. His new book is called Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:34A Crisis of Democracy? 3:02Populism 23:20Political Restraint - 37:49What is Democracy? 44:51Key LinksDemocracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe by Larry BartelsDemocracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government by Christopher Achen and Larry BartelsCenter for the Study of Democratic InstitutionsDemocracy Paradox PodcastMartin Wolf on the Crisis of Democratic CapitalismJason Brownlee Believes We Underestimate Democratic ResilienceMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at jkempf@democracyparadox.comFollow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracyDemocracy Paradox is part of the Amazon Affiliates Program and earns commissions on items purchased from links to the Amazon website. All links are to recommended books discussed in the podcast or referenced in the blog.Support the show