History Behind the Headlines: Is Global Democracy in Crisis? 

AHA Online | August 2, 2023
History Behind the Headlines: Is Global Democracy in Crisis?
Moderator: Kenneth Pomeranz, University of Chicago
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University
Rafael Ioris, University of Denver
Paul Zeleza, Case Western Reserve University
This AHA online event brought together four leading scholars with expertise in different regions to contextualize contemporary concerns about waning support for democratic institutions as authoritarian regimes grow in popularity across the globe. Is democracy in crisis? How can history help us better understand the forces shaping global politics in the 21st century?