Anti/Democracy Mini-Symposium | European Studies Center

Anti Democracy Mini Symposium

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

School of Education

Center for Urban Education

4303 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Join us for a discussion on the growing challenges to democratic ideals in an age of populism, polarization, mis/mal/dis information, and rising authoritarianism. This event will explore the interplay between democratic values and anti-democratic forces, highlighting historical and contemporary movements that both support and erode the democratic project.

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SCHEDULE FOR THE SYMPOSIUM

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM -10:30 AM	*Welcome Remarks and Introductions* Randall Halle, European Studies Center
10:30 AM - 12:00PM	ROUNDTABLE I Provocation on Mis/Mal/Dis Information Discussant: Müge Finkel, GSPIA, Ford Institute for Human Security, University of Pittsburgh Presenters: Jennifer Keating, Department of English Elena Bruni, LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy, Former Distinguished Fulbright Professor, Department of Communication Samuel Woolley, Department of Communication Gabriella Lukacs, Department of Anthropology
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	LUNCH (Wesley W. Posvar, Room 4130)
1:00 PM - 2:30PM	ROUNDTABLE II Academic Panel Discussant: Paul Adams, Department of Political Science Presenters: Paul Johnson, Department of Communication, "Translational Problems and Opportunities: Overlaying European Political Thought onto US Populism" Courtney Blackington, Department of Political Science, "Conspiracy Theory Communication Framing and Support for Anti-Democratic Behavior" Ian Delabie, Department of Political Science, "Let them eat cake: Local Socio-Economic Marginalization and Populist Reactions In France"
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	*Coffee Break*
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM	ROUNDTABLE III Provocation on Populism Randall Halle, European Studies Center Erica Edwards, European Studies Center Presenters: Cas Mudde, University of Georgia, School of Public and International Affairs Nina Sajić, Institute of Political Science at the University of Banja Luka Jae-Jae Spoon, Department of Political Science Lucas Riddle, Department of German
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	*Closing Remarks* Randall Halle, European Studies Center

Co Sponsors:

Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Department of Political Science
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
European Studies Center
University Center for International Studies

With the support of the
Eurasmus+ Programme
of the European Union