# Jon Elster

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2: Super Citizen Antanas Mockus

The Beatles, Franz Kafka, law enforcement through cultural means, and surprising commonalities with Flava Flav of Public Enemy. In this episode I talk to mathematician and philosopher Antanas Mockus, a former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. During his eventful two terms, he collaborated with citizens o…

Le Père Noël est-il bon pour les enfants ? Le sauveur dans la tradition musulmane : le Mahdi

Derrière le bruit Le Père Noël est-il bon pour les enfants ? Serge Larrivée, professeur en psychoéducation En profondeur Le sauveur dans la tradition musulmane : le Mahdi Sabrina Mervin, chargée de recherche au CNRS/CEIFR, co-directrice de l'IISMM (EHESS), directrice de l'ouvrage Le Hezbollah, éta…

Oliver Burkeman on surrendering to time

“Productivity is a trap. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster.” It took a moment of epiphany on a Brooklyn park bench, and becoming a father, for my guest today, recovering productivity hacker and Guardian journalis…

G.A. Cohen and the September Group

In Edmund's farewell episode, we discuss the September Group, including G.A. Cohen, Jon Elster, and Philippe Van Parijs. We discuss theories of history, the influence of Darwinian evolution on Marx, the differences between analytic and continental political theory, and the possibility of bridging t…

Does a constitution-making process need to be deliberative ?

Literature dedicated to analysing constitution-making has focused on the relationship between “the optimal design of the constitution-making process” (in Jon Elster’s words) and a “successful” constitution in terms of whether it is durable, supported by citizens and able to establish the desired fr…

82. France: The Enemy, Part 5, Psychology of Peasants and Nobles

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We continue our social history with a look at the Psychology of Peasants and Nobles, with Jon Elster as our guide.For nobles we track some of the thornier problems of noble identity, the cult of ancestry, its implications for personal b…

How to Predict Human Behavior More Effectively

Have you ever found yourself surprised by someone’s behavior? Perhaps a friend who had always shown you kindness betrayed you by disclosing private information. Maybe old classmates at a high school reunion felt unrecognizable from when you last saw them. Maybe you surprised yourself when you acted…

241. The Role of Emotions in History feat. Jon Elster

Most history books explain the details of events and provide well-researched context to these events. But history isn’t just about what happened, it’s often about why. The root of any social change is often complex, human emotions. In his new book, France before 1789, Jon Elster explores the circum…

Where You Stand Shapes Where You Stand

Hello Interactors, The land on which we stand can demand where we politically stand. But what happens when that land shifts, shakes, burns or blows away? Recent Southern U.S. floods displaced thousands. Disasters don’t just destroy — they can redraw political lines. With second round of Trumpster …

The Examined Year – 2013

A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous year.  But what ideas and events took shape over the past twelve months that have prompted us to question our assumptions and to think about things in new ways?  Join John, Ken, and their special guests as they ce…