The world is experiencing a global democratic recession. The decline is taking place in new as well as established democracies. Liberal democracy, which seemed to be triumphant throughout the 1990s, is under increasing pressure from both external and internal threats. In this seminar, a number of Danish scholars take a closer look at the crisis of democracy. Along the way we will visit Italy, Brazil, Hungary and Poland.

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SPEAKERS
Niklas Olsen, Professor (as of 1 Sep), University of Copenhagen
Jacob Jensen, postdoc, University of Copenhagen
Regitze Helene Rohlfing, PhD student, University of Copenhagen
Mikkel Thorup, Associate Professor, Aarhus University
Alberte Bové Rud, PhD student, DIIS
Marie Kolling, postdoc, DIIS
Rasmus Søndergaard, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAM
14.05-14.20 How many crises can a democracy withstand? - Mikkel Thorup
14.20-14.35 Right-wing populism and the crisis of democracy - Niklas Olsen and Jacob Jensen
14.35-14.50 Discussion with questions from the floor
14.50-15.00 Break
15.00-15.15 Democratic alternatives in Italian politics - Alberte Bové Rud
15.15-15.30 Civil society and democratic decline in Poland and Hungary - Regitze Helene Rohlfing
15.30-15.45 Brazil under Bolsonaro: From promises to drain the swamp to attacks on democracy - Marie Kolling
15.45-16.00 Discussion with questions from the floor