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Examining the Bill for the Royals
The cost of the monarchy to the taxpayer last year was £41m and Palace accounts also showed that the Queen dipped into a reserve fund to boost her civil list income by £6m.
Professor of Politics John Keane considers if they are worth it.
Why I wrote the book _ The Life And Death Of Democracy
John Keane discusses why he wrote THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DEMOCRACY.
Londoners
Resembling laboratories where experiments are conducted in the art of handling, sharing and humbling power, cities have always played a vital role in the history of democracy. London – a bubbling democratic cauldron of differences – is no exception.
The Future of Representative Democracy
A talk delivered by John Keane in Universitat Jaume I Castellon (Spain) on February 5, 2009
Monitory Democracy
Talk delivered at the the Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Spain, 5 February 2009. Watch Here
Media Decadence and Democracy
Senate Occasional Lecture, Parliament House, Canberra, Friday August 28th 2009
In Search of Democracy
From the Ancient Hills of Athens to the Great Southern Lands John Keane interviewed by Chris Mamouzelos from Griffith University for a documentary that seeks to explore what democracy is, where it came from and what it offers in the pursuit of the good life.
Rethinking the History of Democracy and Islam
Profesor John Keane interviewed by Dr. Azzam Tamimi for Al Hiwar TV,
26 September 2006.
Does Democracy have a violent heart?
Talk delivered at the conference WAR, CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY IN CLASSICAL ATHENS, 4-6 July 2006, University of Sydney. Read, Watch and listen to John Keane presenting his talk click for Text here.
The Challenge to Democratic Consolidation
Professor Keane talks at Taiwan Thinktank of “the Challenge to Democratic Consolidation” and discusses the relevance and future of democracy in Taiwan. Taiwan Think Tank, Taipei, 31 May 2005.