BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5621-7ee9d61fe93b54dd54f3b7ed70cee0f3@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260530T012413Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T203000 SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: How Democracies Die DESCRIPTION:\nRSVP at democracy.psu.edu/book by May 15.\n\nThe book  \;How Democracies Die\, written by Harvard political scientists Steven L evitsky and Daniel Ziblatt\, examines the factors that lead democratic g overnments to slide into authoritarianism. It is a \;New York Times& nbsp\;bestseller with good reason &mdash\; it makes a clear and compelli ng argument that you do not need a Ph.D. to understand. The book also di scusses how people who are passionate about democracy can work to defend it\, and the role that each of us has to play as a democratic citizen.\ n\nJoin the McCourtney Institute for Democracy for a discussion about th e book and the state of democracy in the U.S. and around the world. Disc ussions will be led by Chris Beem\, the Institute&rsquo\;s managing dire ctor. He taught an undergraduate seminar based on the book during the fi rst half of the spring 2020 semester. \;\n\nFor more details: https: //events.la.psu.edu/event/virtual_book_club_how_democracies_die/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

RSVP at democracy.psu.edu/book by May 15.

The book How Democracies Die, written by Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, examine s the factors that lead democratic governments to slide into authoritari anism. It is a New York Times bestseller with good reas on — it makes a clear and compelling argument that you do not need a Ph.D. to understand. The book also discusses how people who are passi onate about democracy can work to defend it, and the role that each of u s has to play as a democratic citizen.

Join the McCourtney Institu te for Democracy for a discussion about the book and the state of democr acy in the U.S. and around the world. Discussions will be led by Chris B eem, the Institute’s managing director. He taught an undergraduate seminar based on the book during the first half of the spring 2020 seme ster. 

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/e vent/virtual_book_club_how_democracies_die/

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