Democratic Erosion Consortium Virtual Roundtables bring together groups of scholars and practitioners to discuss pressing issues and events related to democracy around the globe. You can read more about our Virtual Roundtables below. If you’d like to keep up to date about future Virtual Roundtables, please join our listserv.
Virtual Roundtable on Disinformation, Media, and Democracy
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
This Virtual Roundtable brought together an interdisciplinary panel of legal scholars, media experts, and political scientists to discuss the most pressing questions about disinformation in democratic politics today.
Virtual Roundtable on Race, Ethnicity, and Democratic Erosion in Comparative Perspective
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
In this Virtual Roundtable, a group of political scientists with global expertise discussed the role that race and ethnicity play in the rise of polarization, populism, and other emerging challenges in democracies around the world today.
Virtual Roundtable on the 2020 US Election
Friday, November 13, 2020
As part of this Virtual Roundtable, some of the country’s foremost experts on American politics and election law came together to discuss the dynamics and consequences of the contentious 2020 US presidential election.
Virtual Roundtable on Voting & Electoral Manipulation
September 25, 2020
Held in the weeks before the 2020 US presidential election, this Virtual Roundtable brought together leading political scientists and legal scholars to discuss threats to voting rights and equal representation in contemporary American politics, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
