This year, Model United Nations at the University of Michigan's (MUNUM) conference is virtual and we are offering programming opportunities in addition to our traditional conference. One such event is a panel titled Pandemic Populism: Does Covid-19 Boost Democratic Backsliding and Authoritarian Regimes?

Our panelists are:
- Professor Dan Slater, Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of Emerging Democracies and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Director; Professor of Political Science,
- Professor Joshua Cole, Professor of History,
- Professor Mary Gallagher, Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor in Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights,

Our chair is Professor Charlotte Cavaille, Assistant Professor of Public Policy.

The panel, styled as a discussion with a Q&A, will take place Sunday 2/21, from 2:00-2:45 pm. There is no registration for the event. Here is the Zoom Webinar information:
https://umich.zoom.us/s/94038244458
Webinar ID: 940 3824 4458
Passcode: 179925

For more information about MUNUM, visit https://www.munum.org/.

MUNUM is an annual Model United Nations conference for high school delegates to debate historical and modern issues in international affairs.