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World Service,03 Nov 2012,40 mins

Rivals or enemies? Why the distinction matters.

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When does political competition and rivalry turn into enmity that has a debilitating influence on the proper functioning of democracy? Joining Zeinab Badawi are writer and former leader of the Canadian opposition, Michael Ignatieff, primatologist Frans de Waal from Emory University in Atlanta, and Harvard Law Professor and campaigner Lawrence Lessig. Illustration by Emily Kasriel.

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