Around the world, democratic institutions are under strain, from the concentration of executive power to the weakening of political parties and the rise of extremist movements. Bob Bauer, Samuel Issacharoff, and Richard Pildes—the Faculty Directors of the Democracy Project at NYU Law—and moderator Heather Gerken of the Ford Foundation examine the forces driving these trends and consider how evidence-based research can guide meaningful reform and help democratic governments once again deliver on the issues their citizens care about most. Drawing lessons from developments in Western and Central Europe, the discussion will shed light on what these global patterns reveal about the state of democracy in the United States today.

Bob Bauer is a professor of practice and distinguished scholar-in-residence at NYU School of Law. Samuel Issacharoff is the Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU Law. Richard Pildes is the Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU Law. Heather Gerken (moderator) is president of the Ford Foundation and the former dean of Yale Law School.

Location: The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

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