Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago
David Grewal (Berkeley Law), Jonathan Gould (Berkeley Law), Eric Schickler (Berkeley Political Science)
Professor Gould will talk about threats to democracy and the rule of law in the contemporary United States that arise from the structure of our constitutional order and the features of our current politics.
Professor Grewal will put American democracy and its current problems in a comparative and global context.
Professor Schickler will argue that a new constitutional order has taken root in the wake of contemporary nationalized polarization, one that poses unique threats to the durability of American democracy.
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Americans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of democratic backsliding. The 2024 election heightens those fears for many, but the problems facing our democracy are more deeply rooted. This speaker series will address those fears and consider possible responses.
David Grewal (Berkeley Law), Jonathan Gould (Berkeley Law), Eric Schickler (Berkeley Political Science)
Professor Gould will talk about threats to democracy and the rule of law in the contemporary United States that arise from the structure of our constitutional order and the features of our current politics.
Professor Grewal will put American democracy and its current problems in a comparative and global context.
Professor Schickler will argue that a new constitutional order has taken root in the wake of contemporary nationalized polarization, one that poses unique threats to the durability of American democracy.
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Americans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of democratic backsliding. The 2024 election heightens those fears for many, but the problems facing our democracy are more deeply rooted. This speaker series will address those fears and consider possible responses.
