Join the Wende Museum, the Thomas Mann House, and dublab radio for the third program in the series on the current state of democracies. How should a democracy deal with its own vulnerabilities? How do democracies need to evolve to deal successfully with increasing global levels of ecological crisis, geopolitical tensions, economic disparities, and culture wars? How much vulnerability can a democracy endure?

The Student Council consists of a team of highly engaged, talented, and diverse undergraduate and graduate students who invite prominent guest speakers to discuss topics relating to society, politics, culture, and art. In conversation with academics, journalists, politicians, and artists, the students will explore the various threats to democratic institutions and principles worldwide, as well as strategies to potentially overcome these threats.

Irfan is the Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Indian Politics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He studies problems of economic development and globalization, democracy and democratization, and civil conflict. His books are Coalition Politics and Economic Development (2011); Elections in Hard Times (2016, with T.E. Flores); and The Everyday Crusade (2022, with E.L. McDaniel and A.F. Shortle), all published by Cambridge University Press. Irfan received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University. More information is available at www.irfannooruddin.org.