DCII Big Challenge Series: Daniel Ziblatt In-Person
Please join the DCII for the December event in our Big Challenge Series on Strengthening Democracy: A lecture from Dr. Daniel Ziblatt (Harvard University), co-author of the New York Times bestsellers How Democracies Die and Tyranny of the Minority. For more information on Dr. Ziblatt, please visit https://www.prhspeakers.com/speaker/steven-levitsky-daniel-ziblatt.
In this thought-provoking lecture, Daniel Ziblatt will delve into the history of where democracy has failed in Latin America and Europe, and explain his four-part test for identifying authoritarian leaders. Drawing on decades of research, he explains the two crucial traditions, mutual tolerance and forbearance, that have allowed American democracy to surive for so long—and the greatest threats to its future. Ziblatt leaves audiences with concrete actions they can take to bolster democracy everywhere, such as building alliances that extend beyond traditional party lines, defending institutions, and mobilizing the vote.
- Date:
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Moody Auditorium
Moody Auditorium is located on the first floor of Frances Anne Moody Hall. There will be a reception in the atrium of the auditorium starting at 5:30 with the lecture beginning at 6:00 in the auditorium. Appetizers will be served.
There is a visitor lot immediately next to Frances Anne Moody Hall, off Airline Drive, that visitors may use for a fee. Free parking passes to one of SMU's parking lots near the building will also be made available—those who request a pass at the time of registration will receive the pass via email a few days before the event. If you have any questions about parking passes, please email the DCII at dcinterdisciplinaryinstitute@smu.edu.
For more information about the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, please visit our website.
Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact the DCII at dcinterdisciplinaryinstitute@smu.edu at least one week prior to the event to arrange for the accommodation.
Speakers express their own views and not necessarily the views of the DCII or SMU.