Munk Distinguished Lecture Series
The Rise of Nationalism and Populist Leaders in Asia
Online & in-person
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March 27, 2025 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Location | In-person at the Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 and Online via Zoom
Far from being a post-national region, in the last decade, Asia has seen a surge in nationalism, particularly populist nationalism. Expressed through rhetoric, often on social media, state power, and sometimes suppression, nationalist sentiments are a complex phenomenon. Join historian Rana Mitter (Harvard University), and political scientist Jennifer Gandhi (Yale University) as they discuss the phenomenon with a particular reference to the surge of nationalism in two countries, China and India, led by popular and populist leaders, Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi.
This event is sponsored by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in partnership with the Asian Institute and the R. F. Harney Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the Munk School.
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Speakers
Jennifer Gandhi
Deputy Dean and Howard Wang ’95 Professor of Global Affairs and Political Science, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Rana Mitter
ST Lee Chair in U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
Manjari Chatterjee Miller
Professor and Munk Chair in Global India, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto