# Ben Ansell
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Ben W. Ansell (born 1977) is Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. His book From the Ballot to the Blackboard: The Redistributive Politics of Education (2010) won the William H. Riker prize for best book in political economy. Ansell is co-editor with David Samuels of Comparative Political Studies.
Rethink... modern monarchy
Of the 195 widely-recognized sovereign countries in the world, only a quarter are monarchies.
And of those 43 monarchies, 15 of those have the same King. That’s Charles III, who’s head of state for Commonwealth territories as large as Australia and Canada, and as far apart as the UK and Tuvalu in …
Rethink... how we age
Have you ever wondered why some people age better than others?
We all know someone who looks great for their age, and is also in robust health. And yet someone else who is exactly the same age might look older, and may be living with an age-related illness.
Chronological age is not always be a go…
Doomed to fail? The hidden traps foiling Britain’s political system
We know what political failure looks like in Britain. But why does it happen? Why do governments pass bad laws and ignore looming crises? Ben Ansell, author of Why Politics Fails, tells Ros Taylor why a small number of party members can impose leaders on the rest of us, how self-interest scuppers o…
Rethink... city streets
Should we rethink who our city streets are for? It can often feel like there is a hierarchy on the roads, with cars needing to get from A to B as fast as they can, taking priority over people cycling or walking. But what if we flipped it on its head and put pedestrians at the top? Or, what if we sa…
Rethink... the power of the US dollar
The US dollar is the backbone of global trade and held by governments around the world as a safe haven in times of crisis.
It's so powerful that countries like Ecuador and Panama have adopted the dollar as their official currency, while Argentina for many years has tried to "dollarize" its economy.…
Rethink... the future of cities
The United Nations estimates that nearly half of mankind will live in cities by 2050.
And as those cities have grown, the number of people living in slums has also increased. The UN estimates that 1.2 billion people reside in so-called “informal settlements”, mostly in low and middle income countr…
Rethink... who owns our technology
In June, the US technology firm Anthropic blocked access to its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos, because the White House wanted to stop foreign nationals from accessing them, citing security concerns.
These actions highlighted the heavy reliance many countries and industries have on am…
Rethink... warfare
21st Century wars aren't turning out quite as planned.
Russia expected to defeat Ukraine within days of the start of its "special military operation" in February 2022, but the conflict has now dragged on longer than the First World War, with more than an estimated 1 million Russian soldiers kill…
Rethink: manufacturing or services?
Is the UK destined to be an economy that only provides services and no longer makes things? Whether you agree with that statement or not, it's a narrative that's stuck with the UK for decades.
There are now far fewer large homegrown manufacturing firms than there were 60 years ago, which contribut…
Can The Government Actually End Rough Sleeping By Christmas?
Today, Andy Burnham has doubled the funding for his pledge to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. £432 million pound will be announced for the plan in Wednesday’s budget. Adam and Chris are joined by housing correspondent Tarah Welsh to discuss how the money could be spent and why the …
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