Populism and the Rise of Autocracy

There are concerns about the rise of populism and erosion of democratic standards throughout the world. Examples include countries such as Hungary, Poland and Brazil, growing support for populist parties in western Europe, and recent development in the US. Populism has grown through new challenger parties, but also through capture of previously mainstream parties.

To discuss these worldwide trends, how to counter them, and how worried we should be about a populist rise in the UK, we are joined by three international experts:

• Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends
• Rory Stewart, former Cabinet Minister and 2019 candidate for the Conservative Party leadership, now Senior Fellow at Yale University
• Professor Nadia Urbinati, author of Me the People: How Populism Transforms Democracy
• Chair: Professor Meg Russell 

Further information

• Participation is free but we kindly ask that you register using the link provided.
• Chat will be disabled for attendees, but if you have a question for the panel, please submit it into the Q&A feature of the webinar. 
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• This webinar will be recorded and made available via our 'Public Events' podcast channel.