Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
In recent years, nationalist and populist politics have been on the rise in the United States and Europe. From Donald Trump to the Brexit campaign, calls for curbing immigration, limiting the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, and wresting power from technocratic elites have mobilized large segments of national populations in support of anti-establishment political candidates and parties. Our distinguished panel of experts will discuss the causes of this trend and its implications for the future of democratic politics on both sides of the Atlantic.