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Efficient Secrets Podcast

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The Efficient Secrets podcast aims to gain deeper insights into the unstable and fractious politics of the twenty first century. This is at a time when democratic politics finds itself under increasing attack. 

Efficient secrets are the unwritten rules and understandings implicit within politics, that fall outside the basic laws and principles of government constitutions. The Oxford Constitutional Studies Forum's podcast explores the 'efficient secrets' of democratic constitutions–and the challenges to them.

The Efficient Secrets podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, and other major platforms, and can be seen listed below. You can also follow on Twitter @EfficientPod.

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Date
31 Mar 2022
Podcast
Title

Democratic Backsliding: Constitutions and the Secret State

Where
Efficient Secrets

Nick Dickinson

Date
24 Mar 2022
Podcast
Title

Backsliding Special: Brian Klaas on “Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us”

Where
Efficient Secrets

Nick Dickinson

Date
17 Mar 2022
Podcast
Title

Is the UK Experiencing Democratic Backsliding?: Parties, Politics and Public Opinion

Where
Efficient Secrets

Nick Dickinson

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