International Liberal Challenges to Democracy in the Twenty-First Century

Featured Speaker: Professor Christina Schneider

Recent years have witnessed significant concern
about democratic backsliding. The incremental
deteriorations of democratic institutions, rules and
norms — resulting from the actions of duly elected
governments — have affected democracies around
the globe, including some of the oldest in the world.
This lecture will discuss the current challenges
to democracy, with a focus on the international
liberal foundations of democratic backsliding and
its implications for the United States, the European
Union and the international liberal order.

Presenter Biography

Christina Schneider is Professor of
Political Science and Co-Director of the Future of
Democracy Initiative at the UC Institute on Global
Conflict and Cooperation. She is an expert in the
domestic politics of international cooperation,
studying how international cooperation affects
and is affected by democratic politics and
representation. She is the author of two books,
including The Responsive Union: National Elections
and European Governance (Cambridge University
Press). She received her Ph.D. from the University
of Konstanz.

Coordinator: Steve Clarey