Sophie Scott-Brown discusses anarchy, democracy and freedom. Is there any room for leadership in anarchy? To see Sophie debate viture signalling and mob rule with Simon Blackbrun and Peter Tatchell, head to https://iai.tv/video/virtue-ethics-and-the-mob?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=anarchy-and-democracy-sophie-scott-brown Join Sophie Scott-Brown in this invigorating studio interview to explore anarchism, direct democracy, and the politics of right-wing populism. #anarchy #anarchism #freedom Sophie Scott-Brown is an intellectual historian based at the University of East Anglia with research interests in modern European political thought and the history of education. She is the author of The Histories of Raphael Samuel: A Portrait of a People’s Historian and Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 How do you define leadership in your work? 03:45 Could direct democracy ever work on the national level? 10:33 How can we respect democracy in the face of its misuse by certain groups? 15:54 What led you to study anarchism? 20:02 Which historical anarchist thinker would you most like to talk to? The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=anarchy-and-democracy-sophie-scott-brown For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses