Universities are meant to be havens for the practice of democracy, laboratories for the study of democracy, and vanguards for the advancement of democracy. Recent controversial events on university campuses and disturbing wider trends toward democratic backsliding raise the question of how democracy and the university interact with unprecedented urgency. This roundtable gathers leaders from centers for the study of democracy around the nation to discuss how universities can best live up to their democratic commitments – locally, nationally, and globally.

This event will be offered both in person and via Zoom. Zoom registration at: https://myumi.ch/egMzy

Moderator: Dan Slater, James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Emerging Democracies (@umichDemocracy), University of Michigan

Speakers:

Sue Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science Director of the Chicago Center on Democracy, University of Chicago

Consuelo Amat, Assistant Professor of Political Science, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Rachel Beatty Riedl, Peggy J. Koenig ’78 Director, Center on Global Democracy
Brooks School Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University

Hesham Sallam, Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director of Research, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.