DPC Voice - A Podcast from the Democratization Policy Council
DPC Voice is a podcast from the Democratization Policy Council, an organization that has focused on accountable democratization policies for nearly two decades. The show brings their written analysis and advocacy into audio format. Episodes discuss democracy, policy, and international affairs with the goal of informing and provoking thought. Listeners are encouraged to engage with the issues and consider how to support democratic change.
Episodes
DPC talks with Ivan Stefanovski (Skopje, North Macedonia)
Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Ivan Stefanovski of the Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. They talked about the impact of the end of US soft power engagement in the country, and how unfortunately many other European donors followed suit. They also discussed the country’s long and frustrating accession process,
DPC talks with Damir Kapidzic (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Damir Kapidzic, a professor ofpolitical science at the University of Sarajevo. While the process of political campaigns and of elections are on the mind of many following recent elections in Germany, elections coming up in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and in Serbia, and the midterm elections in the US in November, another form of democraticparticipation is through the p
DPC talks with Nidzara Ahmetasevic (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Valery Perry spoke with Dr. Nidzara Ahmetasevic, a professorand journalist with decades of experience, about the glorification of war criminal Ratko Mladic since his death on August 27, and the substantial show of public support at his funeral in Belgrade, Serbia yesterday. Her specific expertise in the use of language in the public space, and in how events are portrayed, revisited, reinterpreted
DPC talks with Gresa Hasa (Graz, Austria)
Valery Perry spoke with Gresa Hasa about the Flamingo Revolution in Albania, and how the interest by Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law to develop a luxury resort in an ecologically important part of Albania led to a bottom-up citizen protest movement. While the use of physical violence by security forces against protestors served as a trigger for sustained citizen protests, this movement nee
DPC talks with Mike Henning (Baku/DC)
Mike Henning spent 31 years working for USAID on democracy promotion, human rights and other issues around the world. He was among the first Democracy Officers hired in the mid 90s to support the values of democratic participation as the world was settling following the end of the Cold War. On the other side of his career, he had a front row seat when the Trump administration enabled Elon Musk to
DPC talks with Louis Monroy Santander (Bogota, Colombia)
Valery Perry talks with Dr. Louis Monroy Santander about last weekend's elections in Colombia which saw a narrow win by a far-right populist candidate against a candidate from the left. The left/right split was notable as it reflects a polarization that has emerged in Colombia, and which needs to be understood in the context of seven decades of violence in that country. They talk about what
DPC talks with Randall Puljek-Shank (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
DPC's Valery Perry talks with Randall Puljek-Shank, who was involved in conflict transformation, community building and citizen activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for over two decades. He returned to the US shortly before the 2024 presidential elections and reflects on how his work in BiH and elsewhere around the world has prepared him for the current democratic challenges in the US, and
DPC talks with Bankwatch's Pippa Gallop - Zagreb
DPC's Valery Perry talked with Pippa Gallop of Bankwatch about the southern gas interconnection gas pipeline project, which has become a main US political priority in BiH in spite of major questions about transparency, environmental impact, due diligence, the potential for it to become a stranded asset, and the long-term cost to the people of BiH. Bankwatch warned of the pitfalls of this proje
DPC talks with Peter Emerson - Belfast, Northern Ireland
Why have we been led to think that in an election 50% + 1 is somehow a good outcome, and represents a real majority of preferences? Are there better options? Valery Perry talks with Peter Emerson of the De Borda Institute in Belfast to try to answer this question and introduce the concept of multi-preference decision making. He also shares his experiences over several decades cycling around the wo
DPC talks with Samir Beharic - Bamberg, Germany/Jajce, BiH
Valery Perry talks with Samir Beharic, who started his career as a young activist in high school and is now working on his PhD in Germany. They talk about the lack of concerted civic actions in BiH and the region taking on the big issues and frustrations that unite people, in general but in particular with regard to mining and extraction. The inability to break out of these straight jackets makes
DPC talks with Adnan Huskic - Sarajevo, BiH
Valery Perry talks with Adnan Huskić in a conversation that quickly veers into the big picture macro political shifts that are shaking the world, while considering what this means for BiH and the region.Huskić, a seasoned Bosnian political analyst and academic, provides a forensic and wide-ranging examination of the democratic crises simultaneously afflicting Bosnia-Herzegovina and the wider liber
DPC talks with Matt Joseph - Dayton, Ohio
DPC's Valery Perry talks with City Councilman Matt Joseph, a big friend of Bosnia and Herzegovina about his vision for BiH, and his reflections about democracy in the US in 2026.
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