Munk Distinguished Lecture Series
The U.S. Election and the Future of American Democracy
November 14, 2024 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM
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Online & in-person
This event will take place in-person at the Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto ON and online via Zoom.
American democracy is at a crossroads. The 2024 American election resulted in the victory of an openly authoritarian candidate, who has repeatedly threatened political rivals and supported a violent attempt to overturn a democratic election in 2021.
To discuss how the world’s oldest democracy got to this point, Professor Lucan Way will discuss the dynamics of the American election with John Sides, a leading expert on American elections. Sides is professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He is the author/editor of six books, including Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and The Battle for the Meaning of America, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Election, and Campaigns and Election: Rules, Reality, Strategy, Choice.
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Speakers
John Sides
Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Lucan Way
Distinguished Professor of Democracy, Department of Political Science, and Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto