Part of the Electoral Frontiers webinar series, including "Combating Disenfranchisement and Building Transparency" and "Political Engagement in the Digital Age"
Around the world, authoritarianism is seeing a resurgence, challenging democratic norms and institutions. New regimes exploit democratic processes to gain power, then systematically erode civil liberties, minority rights, and checks on their authority. Even countries with long democratic histories are grappling with the danger of authoritarian political movements that threaten to undermine long-standing democratic traditions and values.
Join the Pulitzer Center to discuss the rise of authoritarianism and threats to democracy with Ana Luiza Albuquerque, moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Simon Ostrovsky. Albuquerque traveled to interview researchers, politicians, activists, journalists, and citizens affected by authoritarianism in five countries for the Folha de S.Paulo podcast, Autoritários.
The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A. Registration is required.
Panelists include:
- Ana Luiza Albuquerque is a Brazilian journalist and a staff reporter at Folha de S.Paulo, where she covers politics and human rights.
- Simon Ostrovsky is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a PBS NewsHour special correspondent who has covered the Middle East, Asia, and the countries of the former Soviet Union extensively throughout his career.