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The Democracy and its Critics Initiative

Balancing Majority and Minority Rule: The Dilemma of Countermajoritarianism in an Age of Democratic Backsliding

February 28, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions
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The Democracy and its Critics Initiative

Balancing Majority and Minority Rule: The Dilemma of Countermajoritarianism in an Age of Democratic Backsliding

February 28, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall Directions

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Daniel Ziblatt
Daniel Ziblatt
Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

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Susanna Sprague
Susanna Sprague
 
February 28, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
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The dangers of a tyranny-of-the-majority have become more visible demagogues to dismantle democracy in the name of popular majorities. At the same time, constraints on majority rule in the form of countermajoritarian or non-majoritarian institutions (e.g. the electoral college, courts, central banks, the European Union) thwart the will of the people and cause popular disaffection. Join leading European and American scholars to discuss these topics and enrich debates on both sides of the Atlantic.

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