Chicago Center on Democracy

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Using the power of research and discussion to support democracy worldwide

[Chicago Center on Democracy @uchidemocracy]

This Thursday, 2/19, we will be hosting a discussion on current events in Iran with Pegah Banihashemi, JSD candidate in the Law School, and Paul Poast, Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Chicago.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://t.co/n6csUmkwZD

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Join us for a workshop with Deborah Dinner, legal historian and Dorothea S. Clarke Professor of Law at Cornell University. Learn more about the event here!
https://t.co/iRa05N5kHn

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Tomorrow at 1:00! Come to an engaging discussion and lunch about tax policy in Chicago with the Cook County Assessor.
RSVP here: https://t.co/Vjfhf2NDvc

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Join the Graham School for a virtual conversation with Susan C. Stokes about her book The Backsliders. We’ll explore the global phenomenon of democratic erosion.
Link below: https://t.co/MOPS2BvlXZ

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This Monday, 11/3, at 11:00 am, we will be hosting a brunch and discussion about elections with the Chairwoman of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and Professor Anthony Fowler.

Learn more and RSVP at the link below:
https://t.co/IEu1nUTEAr

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In times of democratic erosion, we can feel helpless. But in her new book, The Backsliders, Sue Stokes shares how to resist, and keep democracy alive. Read more in yesterday's article from https://t.co/UvHK00t58w.
https://t.co/10aFVLBulf

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"How the conviction of Brazil’s former president echoes in the U.S."
Our Faculty Director, Susan Stokes, wrote on Jair Bolsonaro's recent conviction. Read about the potential implications in the US at the link below.
https://t.co/z26HkOYqO2

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To submit your paper, follow this link: https://t.co/jb0I3zhI7n

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We have an open call for papers for a workshop on "The International Dynamics of Democratic Backsliding: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from 1900 to the Present," to be held in January 2026.

Follow the link below to learn more!
https://t.co/JSsQ2yislQ

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The Chicago Center on Democracy invites you to join us for a film screening of the 2018 documentary ¡Las Sandinistas! This feature documentary film tells the overlooked story of the women who fought in Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution.

RSVP: https://t.co/j8upPAZN8f

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NOTE: THE VENUE FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED TO KENT CHEMICAL LABORATORY ROOM 120

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The Chicago Center on Democracy invites all to attend a panel and conversation on April 1 (5:15 - 6:45pm) about the crisis of democracy that faces the United States today.

RSVP; dinner will be provided: https://t.co/kSWdjhc6vo

[Chicago Center on Democracy @uchidemocracy]

The Chicago Center on Democracy invites all to attend a panel and conversation on April 1 (5:15 - 6:45pm) about the crisis of democracy that faces the United States today.

RSVP; dinner will be provided: https://t.co/kSWdjhc6vo

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Join Political Science Professor Ruth Bloch Rubin and the Chicago Center on Democracy’s Student Advisory Board for an engaging lunch discussion on the current democratic crisis facing the United States.

RSVP (lunch provided): https://t.co/lu0c1mVPGo

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Join us for a lively debate between Angus Brown (UChicago) and Giovanni Giorgini (University of Bologna), illustrating Tocqueville’s and Marx’s positions on revolutions and using them to examine subsequent revolutions and the future of democracy.

RSVP: https://t.co/ep9GP0A1Xf

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Join the University of Chicago’s Chicago Center on Democracy, Center for Effective Government, and John W. Boyer Center in Paris for our panel “The University in a Time of Democratic Erosion,” at the UChicago Center in Paris!

RSVP (in-person / Zoom): https://t.co/RKwhEijRsZ

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Join us for a two-day event featuring a conference on Friday, February 21st and a student workshop/practicum on Saturday, February 22nd.

Hosted by the Chicago Center on Democracy, Parrhesia Program of Public Discourse, Voices of Democracy Series

RSVP: https://t.co/NuoDHXWDnO

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Join the Chicago Center on Democracy’s undergraduate student advisory board members for a dinner with Jacob Braun, the Executive Director at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Cyber Policy Initiative!

RSVP (dinner provided): https://t.co/s21dJ1URK9

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Happy new year! Join us for our first event of the year “Ask Me Anything About the Supreme Court: Q&A with Professors Sarah M. Konsky and Tom Clark”!

RSVP (lunch provided): https://t.co/10C3ssLM75

[Cristóbal Bellolio @cbellolio]

My Tinker Visiting Professorship Autumn 2024 has come to an end. I had an incredible, intense and stimulating time. Many thanks to @UChicagoCLAS @uchidemocracy, @TinkerFdn, and to my amazing students of the “Era of Democratic Pessimism” course.

Como dice Nicanor, voy & vuelvo

[Cristóbal Bellolio @cbellolio]

Next Wednesday December 4th at @UChicago, I’ll be discussing whether democracy needs shared facts to function properly, hosted by @uchidemocracy cc @UChicagoCLAS @GobiernoUAI