# Why democracy requires renewal

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Democracy Philadelphia
- Speaker: Michael Dimock
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_dimock_why_democracy_requires_renewal)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Pew Research Center president Michael Dimock has spent years listening to what Americans think — and what they're telling him right now is pretty dark. But buried in the data is something revealing: people are ready for bold democratic reform that the country hasn't seen in decades. He explores how America's founders didn't create a finished system of government but rather launched an ongoing project that requires each generation to renew, adapt and reimagine democracy. The survey says Americans are ready to do the work.

## Lectures

1. [Why democracy requires renewal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_dimock_why_democracy_requires_renewal/44c65bb31eba), 15 min (TED's player)