Featured Events: Democratic Threats
The Einaudi Center's in-person and virtual events gather faculty experts, policymakers, students, and the local, national, and international community for conversations about world challenges and how we can work together to meet them.
We invite you to join our upcoming events and watch related videos on Einaudi's Democratic Threats and Resilience YouTube playlist!
Spring 2023 Highlights
March 22: Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Fighting for Democracy and the Planet
Bartels World Affairs Lecture
Carlos Alvarado Quesada was Costa Rica's youngest president in a century. In this year's Bartels lecture, he shares how conservation and sustainability are crucial for preserving democracy around the world.
April 20: Carla Martínez Machain
Beyond the Wire: U.S. Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion
Carla Martínez Machain (SUNY Buffalo) argues that the U.S. has entered into a "domain of competitive consent," where the longevity of overseas deployments relies on buy-in from host-state populations. A key component of building support for the U.S. mission is the service members themselves as they interact with the local community.
April 24: Thomas Garrett and Damon Wilson
Democracy and Its Opposites: Challenges in a Global World
Lund Critical Debate
Join Thomas Garrett (Community of Democracies) and Damon Wilson (National Endowment for Democracy) for a conversation on democratic backsliding, strategies for resilience, and the conditions and practices that undermine democracy: democracy ... and its opposites.
Watch Past Events on YouTube
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Highlights: Lessons from Democracies at Risk
Ploughshares Fund: Ukraine, Russia, and the Long Shadow of Nuclear Weapons (video)
IES Challenges to Democracy: From Populism to Fascism? (video)
Einaudi/IES Visiting Scholar: Dmitry Bykov in Conversation (video)
Event Series on Video
Democracy in the Balance
A three-part series, Democracy in the Balance: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Reform assessed the state of American democracy and prospects for its reform and renewal. The Einaudi Center hosted the events in spring 2022, partnering with the American Academy of Political and Social Science and American Democracy Collaborative.
Democracy 20/20
From June through the 2020 election, Democracy 20/20 brought together historical and comparative experts to discuss the challenges these unsettling times pose for American democracy.