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Webinar On-Demand: Authoritarianism and Misinformation in Eastern Europe.
Some countries in Eastern Europe are experiencing democratic backsliding, brutal government crackdowns on opposition, exclusion of LGBTQ+ people and other minorities, and increased xenophobia as the region sees an influx of refugees. What explains this revival of authoritarian politics, nearly three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union? How are populism and populist movements contributing to public life in Eastern Europe? What roles do religion and religious actors play in regional politics?
This discussion featured PBS NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported on political trends in Belarus and Poland, and Marlene Laruelle, director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University. Ostrovsky and Laruelle discussed the rise of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe and how it has been advanced through the u ....
Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on April 8, 2021 Hannah McKenzie ’21 has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a prestigious grant that supports a year of international exploration for graduating U.S. college seniors. During her year abroad, McKenzie plans to travel to South Africa, Uganda, Greece, and Switzerland to meet and talk with refugees about their traditional foods, their markets and restaurants, and how they are working to sustain and empower themselves. “As an outsider, I will meet them in their worlds of expertise, contributions, and pride,” she says. An anthropology major from the Maryland town of Stevenson, in Baltimore County, McKenzie is among 42 Watson awardees across the nation for 2021. Each Watson Fellow will receive $36,000 for 12 months of travel and college loan assistance, as applicable. ....
Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 10, 2021 The email went out at 10:07 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, from President Clayton Spencer. Due to the surging pandemic, Spencer announced, Bates would immediately suspend in-person classes, asking all 1,700 students except those granted waivers through petition to move off campus in preparation for remote learning to begin in 10 days. “My heart goes out to all of our students,” Spencer said. But, “we are at a pivotal moment with respect to both the spread of the COVID-19 virus and our ability as a college to take proactive, rather than reactive, steps.” Thus began a year filled to the brim with reactions, proactions, and a lot of Bates teamwork, culminating in a return to campus in August and a successful so far in-person academic year. ....
Laura E. Seay - Colby College Lindsay Mayka - Colby College Jamie McKown - College of the Atlantic There needs to be some accountability for these individuals and whether or not his term ends before he is able to be removed or not, Congress needs to act and make sure he is held accountable, Ryan LaRochelle, lecturer at the Cohen Institute of Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine, said. This was an unprecedented assault on our democratic institutions. LaRochelle said the best route is through impeachment or the invoking of the 25th amendment. Even if he is impeached after he leaves office, that would still make sure that he is not allowed to run for office again and also make sure that he is not afforded the usual type of benefits of being an ex-president. ....