Trinity’s Centre for Resistance Studies to Launch with Keynote Lecture on Strongman Rule
3 March 2021 -
A new Centre at Trinity College Dublin will respond to the growth of populism and authoritarianism across the world, providing a forum for academics, postgraduate researchers, intellectuals and activists to explore ‘resistance’ in all its forms, from dissent to protest.
On the 9th of March, Professor Juergen Barkhoff, Vice Provost of Trinity College will launch the Centre and introduce a keynote lecture from
Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat of New York University, entitled ‘How to Resist a Strongman: Lessons from a Century of Authoritarian Rule.’ Professor Ben-Ghiat is the author of