Live at the National Constitution Center

Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority


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Political scientists Frances Lee of Princeton University, Steven Levitsky of Harvard University and coauthor of Tyranny of the Minority, and Kurt Weyland of the University of Texas at Austin and author of Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat, explore some of the new theories and approaches to the challenges facing American democracy in 2023 and beyond, including proposed solutions. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Additional Resources

  • Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
  • Frances Lee, “Populism and the American Party System: Opportunities and Constraints”
  • Kurt Weyland, Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat: Countering Global Alarmism
  • Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die


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