# Democracy ## WATCH [### TED Talk, “The Lost Art of Democratic Debate,” 2010 (19:42) ](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sandel_the_lost_art_of_democratic_debate) Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says — but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in... [### “Should the Rich World Pay for Climate Change?,” The Global Philosopher, BBC, 2016 (42:17) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0424yc4) Sixty people from 30 countries join Michael Sandel in a digital studio at Harvard to discuss the philosophical issues underlying the world's response to climate change. The developed world has caused climate change, belting out greenhouse gases as it... [### “Should National Borders Matter?,” The Global Philosopher, BBC, 2016 (30:17) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03njc35) Michael Sandel explores the philosophical justifications made for national borders. Using a pioneering state-of-the-art studio at the Harvard Business School, Prof Sandel is joined by 60 participants from over 30 countries in a truly global digital space... ## LISTEN [### “Why Democracy?” The Public Philosopher, BBC Radio 4, (2015) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b055dfr8) For the BBC's Democracy Day, Professor Sandel recorded this special edition of The Public Philosopher inside the Palace of Westminster, challenging his audience of MPs, Peers and the public to think deeply about the true nature of democracy. [### “Why Vote?” The Public Philosopher, BBC Radio 4, (2014) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b043wx2s) Should it be compulsory to vote? Should we fine people who don't vote? Should we pay people to vote? This is the week that the UK goes to the polls - amid ongoing concerns about the level of democratic participation. In this edition of The Public... [### “Morality and the State,” The Public Philosopher, BBC Radio 4, (2014) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042zsxn) Should governments try to influence private morality? Michael Sandel, The Public Philosopher, is back with a new series. In this first programme he is at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands, one of the world's most permissive countries. It has... [### “Is rape worse than other violent crime?,” The Public Philosopher, BBC Radio 4, (2013) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rg21y) Is rape a worse crime than other forms of violent assault? Should verbal sexual harassment be banned? These are two questions put by Harvard's Michael Sandel - BBC Radio 4's 'Public Philosopher' - who takes the programme to an audience at the Jaipur... [### Other episodes of The Public Philosopher available here ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nmlh2/episodes/player) [### “A New Citizenship,” Michael Sandel’s BBC Reith Lectures (2009) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kt7rg) The Reith Lectures are the BBC's flagship annual lecture series. Professor Michael Sandel delivers four lectures, recorded in London, Oxford, Newcastle, and Washington, D.C., about the prospects of a new politics of the common good. [### “Morality in Politics,” BBC Reith Lecture 2 (2009) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l0y01) Sandel considers the role of moral argument in politics. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions and calls for a more engaged civic debate about issues such as commercial surrogacy and same-sex marriage. [### “A New Politics of the Common Good,” BBC Reith Lecture 4 (2009) ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lb6bt) Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics. He calls for a new politics of the common good and says that we need to think of ourselves as citizens, not just consumers. ## READ Download 7 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=444291&content_filter%5B1%5D=444301&content_filter%5B2%5D=444311&content_filter%5B3%5D=444401&content_filter%5B4%5D=444406&content_filter%5B5%5D=443201&content_filter%5B6%5D=443216&&format=ris) ### 2016 Sandel Michael J. 2016. “[Michael Sandel: ‘The Energy of Brexiteers and Trump Is Born of the Failure of Elites’](/publications/michael-sandel-%E2%80%98-energy-brexiteers-and-trump-born-failure-elites)”. New Statesman Sandel Michael J. 2016. “[Michael Sandel: ‘The Energy of Brexiteers and Trump Is Born of the Failure of Elites’](/publications/michael-sandel-%E2%80%98-energy-brexiteers-and-trump-born-failure-elites)”. New Statesman - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/06/michael-sandel-energy-brexiteers-and-trump-born-failure-elites) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/06/michael-sandel-energy-brexiteers-and-trump-born-failure-elites) ### 2010 Sandel Michael J. 2010. “[Obama and Civic Idealism](/publications/obama-and-civic-idealism)”. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas Sandel Michael J. 2010. “[Obama and Civic Idealism](/publications/obama-and-civic-idealism)”. Democracy: A Journal of Ideas - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://democracyjournal.org/magazine/16/obama-and-civic-idealism/) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://democracyjournal.org/magazine/16/obama-and-civic-idealism/) ### 1996 Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[America’s Search for a New Public Philosophy](/publications/america%E2%80%99s-search-new-public-philosophy)”. The Atlantic Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[America’s Search for a New Public Philosophy](/publications/america%E2%80%99s-search-new-public-philosophy)”. The Atlantic - [ picture\_as\_pdfAmerica's Search for a Ne...](/sites/g/files/omnuum7526/files/sandel/files/americas_search_for_a_new_public_philosophy.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfAmerica's Search for a Ne...](/sites/g/files/omnuum7526/files/sandel/files/americas_search_for_a_new_public_philosophy.pdf) Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[Dewey Rides Again](/publications/dewey-rides-again)”. New York Review of Books Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[Dewey Rides Again](/publications/dewey-rides-again)”. New York Review of Books - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1996/05/09/dewey-rides-again/) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1996/05/09/dewey-rides-again/) Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[Votes for Sale](/publications/votes-sale)”. The New Republic Sandel Michael J. 1996. “[Votes for Sale](/publications/votes-sale)”. The New Republic - [ picture\_as\_pdfVotes for Sale (PDF)](/sites/g/files/omnuum7526/files/sandel/files/votes_for_sale.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfVotes for Sale (PDF)](/sites/g/files/omnuum7526/files/sandel/files/votes_for_sale.pdf) Sandel Michael J. 1996. [Democracy’s Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy](/publications/democracys-discontent-america-search-public-philosophy). Belknap Press; English Language edition Sandel Michael J. 1996. [Democracy’s Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy](/publications/democracys-discontent-america-search-public-philosophy). Belknap Press; English Language edition - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [Buy on IndieBound](https://bookshop.org/p/books/democracy-s-discontent-america-in-search-of-a-public-philosophy-michael-j-sandel/6697223?ean=9780674197459&next=t&source=IndieBound) - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Democracys-Discontent-America-Search-Philosophy/dp/0674197453/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484153328&sr=1-1&keywords=democracy%27s+discontent) “Michael Sandel… has written an important book about the meaning of liberty. Sandel argues that over the last century, Americans have abandoned an earlier communitarian view of liberty, rooted in participation in self-government, for a narrower... - [Buy on IndieBound](https://bookshop.org/p/books/democracy-s-discontent-america-in-search-of-a-public-philosophy-michael-j-sandel/6697223?ean=9780674197459&next=t&source=IndieBound) - [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Democracys-Discontent-America-Search-Philosophy/dp/0674197453/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484153328&sr=1-1&keywords=democracy%27s+discontent) ### 2005 Sandel Michael J. 2005. [Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics](/publications/public-philosophy-essays-morality-politics), Pp. 304. Harvard University Press Sandel Michael J. 2005. [Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics](/publications/public-philosophy-essays-morality-politics), Pp. 304. 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