Contesting the Degeneration of Democracy

Professor Michelle William will present her inaugural lecture.

Democracy is in crisis, registering in the rise of exclusionary politics, authoritarianism and neo-fascist movements around the world. The hollowing out of democracy has happened over three decades of neoliberalism’s assault. In this inaugural lecture, Williams unpacks the forces behind the degeneration of democracy and looks to experiments contesting democracy’s capture.  Looking to emancipatory alternatives provides a compass through which to build more robust forms of democracy that engender social and ecological justice. 

Add event to calendar