The American election will close out a year of momentous elections around the world. Almost two decades on from the financial crisis of 2007 that helped unleash a wave of authoritarian, populist, and nativist movements in democracies around the world, our panel of UC Berkeley faculty will consider what new social and political forces have shaped the elections in 2024. What do those election results tell us about the health or fragility of global democracy, and how might we better understand the outcome of the American election as part of a broader global process?

James Vernon (History) will be in conversation with Alison Post (Political Science), Trevor Jackson (History), Aarti Sethi (Anthropology), Kwanele Sosibo (Art History), and attendees.

Presented by Global Democracy Commons, Social Science Matrix, and the Berkeley Economy & Society Initiative. 

November 21, 2024 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 8th Floor, Social Sciences Building | Register to Attend