The Watson Institute will be hosting a series of events this semester exploring the global shift to the political right.
The Great Unraveling? Comparative Perspectives on Populism and its Discontents
- February 1 at 5:30 p.m.: Reese Erlich ─ A Reporter's Perspective: Islamic State, Assad, Russia, Trump and the failure of US Policy
- February 8 at 5:30 p.m.: Trump's Ban: A Teach-In (hosted by Middle East Studies)
- February 14 at 7 p.m.: An Evening with Roxane Gay (hosted by the Department of American Studies)
- March 1 at 12 p.m.: Diogo de Sant'Ana – The Right-Wing Backlash in Brazil: Origins and Consequences for Brazilian Democracy
- March 1 at 1:30 p.m.: #Banned: A Virtual Conference on U.S. immigration policies with leading activists from Libya, Syria & Yemen
- March 1 at 4 p.m.: The Rise of Populism - Wendy Schiller and Ashutosh Varshney
- March 2 at 12 p.m.: Jim Kessler – It's Worse Than It Looks: Lessons from Democrats from Election 2016
- March 2 at 5:30 p.m.: Critical Conversations Panel – Palestine-Israel in the Trump Era
- March 6 at 12 p.m.: Jack Goldstone ─ A World in Revolution: The Inevitable Backlash against Global Elites
- March 15 at 12 p.m.: Activism and Action ─ A Conversation with Dr. Francoise Hamlin and Councilwoman Sabina Matos
- March 16 at 12 p.m.: Scott Warren '09 – Educating for Democracy: The Prospects and Importance for Civics Education in the Era of Trump and Brexit
- March 16 at 5:15 p.m.: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
- April 6 at 5:30 p.m.: Ambassador Chas Freeman ─ Reimagining the Middle East
- April 6 at 6:30 p.m.: NPR's Corey Flintoff – Resurgent Russia in the Time of Trump
- April 13 at 12 p.m.: The Social Origins of Institutional Weakness and Change: Power, Preferences, and Police Reform in Latin America
- April 17 at 12 p.m.: The French Presidential Election in Global Context
- April 26 at 4 p.m.: Vishwas Satgar ─ The Crisis of South African Democracy: The Challenge to Civil Society and Transformative Politics
