The erosion of the modern state in countries around the world is signaling a change in governance from the rule of law to the rule of men. What happens to countries when this foundation is eroded? Join Stephen Hanson and Jeffrey S. Kopstein to discuss their recent book, The Assault on the State: How the Global Attack on Modern Government Endangers Our Future (Polity, 2024), which dissects the attack on the machinery of government from its origins in post-Soviet Russia to the core powers of Western democracy and describes the dangers of state erosion for all aspects of society. Hanson and Kopstein also outline a strategy to reverse this trend and defend modern government against those who seek to destroy it.
This event is organized by the Questions of Fascism and Democracy Lecture Series led by CES Resident Faculty Peter E. Gordon and CES Director Daniel Ziblatt. It is also co-sponsored by the Democracy and Its Critics Initiative at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES).
