Join a special three-day symposium from February 27 - March 1, 2025. "Democracy on the Brink" will bring together scholars, practitioners and students to grapple with the challenges and opportunities that democracy faces with the global expansion of authoritarianism, populism and extremism. Discussions will focus on critical issues like modern threats to democracy, global comparisons, justice movements under authoritarian rule, criminal justice, capitalism, and more.
See the full symposium schedule with information on panels and speakers. Thursday and Saturday events will be located in the ASEAN Auditorium of the Cabot Intercultural Center at 170 Packard Avenue in Medford; Friday events will be located in Breed Memorial Hall at 51 Winthrop Street in Medford.
The symposium is hosted by Tisch College's Initiative for Global Leadership (IGL) and the College Freedom Forum of the Human Rights Foundation.