The Rise of Populism in Europe

This Conference will bring together thinkers, lawmakers, and politicians from across Europe and the United States to discuss the rising populism in Europe and its consequences for democracy and the international global order. 

Organization

Dan Brumberg         Vasco Rato

Jennifer Dresden    Guilherme Dray

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Fischer Colloquium -  Business School's Hariri building

Welcome

       Charles King

Panel 1    General Overview on Populism: concept, social and economic environment, and its consequences for the future of democracy

José Vieira da Silva / Yacha Mounk / António Costa Pinto

Panel 2    Case Studies: Brexit, France and the “Refugee Crisis"

Pedro Silva Pereira / Maria Carrilho / Pedro Reis

Panel 3     Comparative Experiences: the European Union & the United States

Rui Machete / Philip Wallach / Pedro Delgado Alves / Sara Fernandes