Changing Times

Crisis in Democracy

Nov 09, 1997

Ralph Buultjens, a political analyst and professor at New York University and New School University, discusses the state of modern democracies around the world. He examines how these democracies interact, their changing economic and political aspects, and the problems that face modern democracy. Buultjens attempts to answer the question of “Are we condemned to repeat twentieth century history, or can we break out of it and create something new?” He discusses how the rise of technology in the twentieth century shaped a “new” culture and society, and how this led to the global increase in democracies. The lecture is followed by audience questions.

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