{ "name": "The Good Life at Stake: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism", "description": "Join us on Friday, April 4th for a discussion on Democracy vs. \nAuthoritarianism. Global politics is increasingly depicted as a struggle \nbetween democracy and authoritarianism. Meanwhile, in America, democracy is \nbeing dragged into destructive partisan political battles. Professor Thomson \nfrom Arizona State University will discuss what is at stake when we discuss \ndemocracy and authoritarianism today, and what we as citizens can expect from \nAmerican democracy.\n\n*About the speaker:*\n\nDr. Henry Thomson is a political economist and Associate Professor in the \nSchool of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Originally \nfrom New Zealand, he studied Political Science, Economics, International \nRelations and German literature at Wellington, T\u00fcbingen, Berlin and \nMinnesota. Before joining ASU he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Nuffield \nCollege, Oxford. His research focuses on economic development, authoritarian \nregimes and democracy\n\n\/Free and open to the public.\/\n\n*Register here \u2192* [1]\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/ev\/reg\/harazfs\n", "startDate": "2025-04-04", "startTime": "15:00", "endDate": "2025-04-04", "endTime": "16:00", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-22216", "location": "Jean Student Center Event Space" }