Events
Upcoming Events
4.25.2024
Revitalizing Democracy: The Faith Dimension
Democracy is on the global defensive. Dictators in China and Russia, autocrats in India and Turkey, and nationalist populists in the United States and Europe are among the many elites attacking democratic principles and institutions. What are the origins of the current global crisis of democracy? What combination of political, social, economic, cultural, and psychological forces is driving it? How might renewed beliefs, emotional bonds, and political commitments help to revitalize democracy around the world? Ece Temelkuran and Sohrab Ahmari will be exploring these questions in a conversation moderated by Charles King. This event is part of the Georgetown Global Dialogues, which feature leading intellectuals from the Global South (new window) in forward-looking conversations with U.S.-based thinkers across a range of topics. It is co-sponsored by the African Studies Program, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Democracy and Governance Program, Department of Government, and Global Human Development Program at Georgetown University.
04.22.2024
Social Inequality as a Complex Global Challenge
The principle of equality, while long enshrined in national constitutions and international institutions, remains an unrealized ideal for global humanity.How serious is the problem of inequality, and why does it matter? Are there practical as well as principled reasons to make the issue a priority? Where should we invest most hopes for greater equality in our world—in global governance, national innovation, or transnational activism? Ranjit Hoskote, Nesrine Malik, Kohei Saito, and Branko Milanovic will be exploring these questions in a conversation moderated by Nermeen Shaikh. This event is part of the Georgetown Global Dialogues, which feature leading intellectuals from the Global South (new window) in forward-looking conversations with U.S.-based thinkers across a range of topics. It is co-sponsored by the African Studies Program, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Democracy and Governance Program, Department of Government, and Global Human Development Program at Georgetown University.
Past Events
04.15.2024
2024 William V. O’Brien Lecture
Making War Safer: Reforming the Humanitarian & Legal System & the Laws Around Conflict
03.06.2024 Post war governance dilemmas and democracy tradeoffs: Lessons from the Western Balkans Join D&G Director Dr. Elton Skendaj as he examines the role of international actors in constructing efficient state bureaucracies.
This talk will focus on governance dilemmas and stability-democracy trade offs in post war contexts, by looking at processes of transformation in the Western Balkan countries. Using evidence from Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia, Elton Skendaj looks at the role of international actors in building effective state bureaucracies, dilemmas in governing minority-majority relations, and the impact of group security and group status concerns on post war protests in Kosovo.
10.24.2023 A Rundown of the Polish Parliamentary Elections
Join us for an analysis of the competing forces from the populist right, liberal center, and the left and their electoral outcomes by Dr. Bartosz M. Rydlinski. The talk, moderated by CERES Associate Director and Professor Kathleen Smith, will focus on the main cleavages in Poland and the decisive moments in the campaign by the illiberal Law and Justice (PiS) Party against a variety of rivals.
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10.17.2023 Trending… In Elections Webinar Series: The Impact of AI on Elections
Next up in the Trending in Elections Webinar Series is The Impact of AI on Elections- Platforms, Political Consultants, Election Administrators, and Regulators.
10.12.2023 Democracy & Governance Alumni Panel
Join us as we welcome current students and alumni for an hour of networking followed by a chance to hear from a panel of professionals within the field. These panelists include Shari Bryan- Managing Partner at Aegean Strategies and Alumni Kion Bordbar- Program Associate at NDI and Danielle Pearl- Evidence & Learned Lead at USAID.
4.25.2023
Elections and the Future of Nigerian Democracy
Democracy & Governance along with the Africa Forum and AfrikaGU hosted a robust panel discussion on the 2023 election in Nigeria, the experience of election observers and civil society, and what the election means for the future of democracy and Nigeria and its neighbors. The Panel was moderated by Democracy & Governance student Leesa Danzek and featured: Amaka Anku- Eurasia Group Practice Head and SFS Adjunct Professor, Julia Brothers- National Democratic Institute Senior Advisor for Elections Programs, and Ferdinand Duru- Georgetown PhD student in the Dept. of Linguistics.
4.12.2023
Democracy & Governance Student Research Symposium
This year we launched the Democracy and Governance Student Research Symposium, which was hoisted by our Center for Democracy and Civil Society (CDACS). The event was an opportunity for MA students from the DMV area universities who are focused on democracy and governance to present their independent research/projects, gain practical experience, connect with other young people in the field, and make career connections with established professionals looking for exciting new ideas and innovations.
3.27.2023
The Next Generation of Democracy Practitioners and Academics: Perspectives from Young Leaders and Up-and-Comers in the Field
Democracy and Governance along with Democracy and Society for the first time ever participated in the Global Democracy Coalition Partners for Democracy Day. In this virtual panel, DG students Opal Malai, Kion Bordbar, Yusuf Can, Adnan Basheer, and moderator Leesa Danzek, discuss student perspectives on the future of democracy assistance, coming into the profession under populist threats to democracy, and the constantly developing intersection between democracy and digital evolution.
