“Democracy and Rise of Authoritarianism in COVID-19 World,” Webinar Panel Discussion

Event time: 
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 12:00pm through 1:30pm
Location: 
Webinar on Yale Zoom (Requires Registration)
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Event description: 
MACMILLAN WEBINAR PANEL DISCUSSION
A webinar panel discussion featuring MacMillan Center faculty and visiting scholars, this webinar will aim to shine a light on the anti-democratic processes that are happening in some countries at the present due to the Covid-19 virus. Some national leaders, presidents and prime ministers, use this extremely difficult time to ground their authoritarian regimes and take power away from democratic institutions. Simultaneously, and inevitably, they, also make dictatorial decisions that endanger the people–examples include Hungary, Belarus, India, and Brazil.
Panelists:
  • Ana De La O, Associate Professor of Political Science and ISPS Affiliated Faculty
  • Tais Gasparian, Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School
  • Vish Sakthivel, Postdoctoral Associate, Council on Middle East Studies
  • Nahid Siamdoust, Postdoctoral Associate in the Yale Program in Iranian Studies
  • Aniko Szucs, Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer of the Program on Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
  • Taisu Zhang, Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Moderator: David Cameron, Professor of Political Science & Director of EU Studies Program
This webinar is presented by the MacMillan Center’s European Studies Council, Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies, South Asian Studies Council, Council on Middle East Studies, the Program in Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies, and by the Yale Law School
Open to: 
General Public
Admission: 
Free but register in advance
Registration Info: 
Registration is required.
LINK TO ZOOM REGISTRATION
Contact: 
European Studies Council
Contact email 
european.studies@yale.edu