Celebration of Research Excellence Lecture Series

Celebration of Research Excellence Lecture Series

Royal Society of Canada Fellow 2014

Judith Teichman, Department of Political Science and Centre for Critical Development Studies:

Twenty-first century populism: Insights from Latin America

Governments widely labelled as populist have been on the rise everywhere in the world. Many observers have expressed concern that these regimes present a threat to liberal democratic institutions and norms. An examination of the experience of Latin America, a region with a long history of populism, suggests that populism signifies a crisis of representation within contexts of worsening political polarization, a reality that points to deep flaws in pre-existing political arrangements and practices.  

Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019

Location: Room AA160  /  Time: 12:00 to 1:15 pm