Date & Time
Oct 12 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Department
Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice
Bridging Divides Initiative
Empirical Study of Conflict Project
Speaker(s)
Mary McCord, Jacob Glick
Audience
Open to the Public
Democracies around the world are facing challenges of radicalization and ideological polarization. Harassment and threats against elected officials, hateful rhetoric and violence against minorities, and the normalization of extremism by once mainstream actors have become commonplace. What are the causes and consequences of these conflict dynamics, and how are democracies responding to them? This lecture series brings together policy practitioners and academics to discuss and debate these questions.