Public Debate and Expert Panel Double Feature: Opposition Under Authoritarianism

In today’s political landscape, it can be challenging to know what our politicians, let alone the average person, can do to effect change and combat authoritarianism. Should opposition politicians be expected to respond openly and aggressively to every action taken by the government? How have other countries attempted to stymie their own recent shifts toward authoritarianism? To what extent are we really in a “constitutional crisis”?

In the first half of our event, members of the Bard Debate Union will debate the topic “In times of political instability, do opposition politicians have the responsibility to ‘swing at every pitch’?” In the second half, an expert panel consisting of Bard Professor of Politics, CCE Director, and Executive Vice President Jonathan Becker, Bard Associate Professor of Politics Michelle Murray, CEU Assistant Professor of International Relations Erzsebet Strausz, and Political Strategist Blake Zeff will discuss recent events and unpack the big questions that are defining our current political moment.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail cbronte@bard.edu.

Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema

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