The Trump administration has upended all our understanding of the rules and institutions that make democracies function. Taking their cue from the US president, the forces which seek to undermine democracy are forging a network that is hammering at the foundations upon which liberal democracy depend.
In this Debating Europe panel discussion at the Burgtheater, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism will discuss the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide.
They will consider how these networks mobilize across cultural and linguistic borders. They will examine the role digital platforms and social media play in disseminating anti-democratic narratives. But they will also discuss what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on our democratic values.
Sylvie Kauffmann is a foreign affairs columnist and editorial director at Le Monde.
Jagoda Marinić is a writer, journalist, and podcaster. She is a regular columnist for Stern magazine and has published internationally in the New York Times.
Jan-Werner Müller is Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University, where he also directs the Program in Political Philosophy.
Soli Özel is Senior Fellow at the Institut Montaigne in Paris and Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM).
Moderation: Gerold Riedmann, editor-in-chief, DER STANDARD
