The State of Democracy Globally: Trends, Causes, and Consequences

The Ridgway Center for International Security Studies at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public and International Affairs invites you to a timely webinar bringing together leading experts to examine global democratic trends and the drivers of democratic regression. The discussion will explore regional variations in democratic trajectories and the erosion of democratic institutions and fundamental rights, examining factors ranging from right-wing populism, foreign interference, and disinformation to artificial intelligence, war, counterterrorism policies, as well as the conditions under which democratic institutions and rights-based governance demonstrate resilience. Moderator: Julia Santucci, Professor of Practice, School of Public and International Affairs; Director of the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership and the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum, University of Pittsburgh. Panelists: Miriam Lanskoy, Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy. Lisa Schirch, Richard G. Starmann Sr. Chair in Peace Studies and Professor of the Practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Professor of International Affairs, Political Science and Economics, University of Pittsburgh; Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM). Join us for a rigorous, interdisciplinary discussion of the forces reshaping democracy and the implications for its future. Registration is required.