Political Science Public Talk

Brexit, Trumpism and the Rise of Populism: Economic Disadvantage or Cultural Backlash?

Pippa Norris, Paul. F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, John. F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Pippa Norris, the Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, and she has taught at Harvard for two decades. She is also ARC Laureate Fellow and Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. She is a political scientist focusing on democracy and development, public opinion and elections, political communications, and gender politics. She directs The Electoral Integrity Project, a multimillion dollar six year research project with a team based at Sydney and Harvard.


Friday, December 2, 2016

2.45-4.30 pm

A602 Loeb building

Live video feed from Kennedy School Cambridge.

This talk is based on Pippa Norris’ paper “Brexit, Trumpism and the Rise of Populism:  Economic Disadvantage or Cultural Backlash?” which she co-authored with Professor Ronald Inglehart and presented at the American Political Science Association Conference September 2016. If you would like to read Prof. Norris’ paper, please contact Melissa Hausmann (Melissa.Haussman@carleton.ca)