Lawrence Hamilton is the SA UK Bilateral Chair in Political Theory, based at the Universities of theWitwatersrand and Cambridge. He contributes to rethink political theory from and for the Global South. His works include Amartya Sen (2019), Freedom is Power (2014) and The Political Philosophy of Needs (2003).

In this month’s podcast I interview Professor Lasse Thomassen from Queen Mary University of London and Professor Laurence Piper from University West Sweden about radical democracy, representation and populism.

We discuss the Cape Town suburb of Hout Bay to understand how the residents there are not being represented and what it means for their citizenship.

And we talk about Donald Trump’s brand of populism.

Also in this episode, in the political agenda segment, political studies scholar Moshibudi Motimele gives a rundown of the conflict and the never ending road to democratic government in the North Eastern African state Sudan.

Sit back and enjoy!