Brief Introduction
Learn how countries have shifted from democracies to authoritarian societies.Description
This event is part of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series which provides just-in-time community learning opportunities for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts.
How does history help us understand today’s political climate?
Political systems in many countries around the world have shifted from more democratic to more authoritarian tendencies. A deeper understanding and knowledge of this past can inform how we understand contemporary political changes.
This Teach-Out will bring together expert knowledge about democracies and the processes that erode democratic decision-making and structures. By examining historical and comparative patterns, learners will gain a better understanding of contemporary politics.
Guest contributors include:
Sheri Berman (Barnard College, Columbia University)
Juan Cole (University of Michigan)
Fatma Müge Göçek (University of Michigan)
Pauline Jones (University of Michigan)
Robert Kaufman (Rutgers University)
Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan)
Maria Victoria Murillo (Columbia University)
Brian Porter-Szucs (University of Michigan)
Knowledge
- Make better sense of political changes by thinking systematically about different kinds of impediments to democratic politics and decision making
- Become familiar with steps through which political systems move toward greater authoritarian rule
- Learn frameworks to assess how contemporary changes relate to democratic vs. authoritarian tendencies
- Interact with others for greater critical appreciation of changing political structures and processes
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