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Andrea Mitchell: Democracy in Trouble?
Friday, September 14, 2018
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Perry World House | World Forum

Friday, September 14, 2018 - 10:00am to 5:30pm

World Forum, Perry World House (3803 Locust Walk) Map / Accessibility
Co-sponsored by Perry World House, Fels Policy Research Initiative, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Penn-Temple European Studies Colloquium

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10:00 am – Welcome and Introduction
Jeffrey Green, Andrea Mitchell Center Director
Mitchell Orenstein, “Democracy in Trouble?” Planning Committee Chair

10:15 am – Why do Democracies Fail?
Steven Levitsky, Harvard University
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Moderator: Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer

12:30 pm – Keynote Speaker
Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University

2:15 pm – Why is Authoritarianism Suddenly Appealing?
Cas Mudde, University of Georgia
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University
Moderator: Mitchell Orenstein, University of Pennyslvania

4:00 pm – Is Democracy Worth Saving? A Debate
Jason Brennan, Georgetown University 
Hélène Landemore, Yale University
Moderator: Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico, 2012-2016

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