Office Hours: Come Talk With Professor Javier Corrales!
Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Anthony Xu ’29 are joined by Dwight W. Morrow 1895 Professor of Political Science Javier Corrales to discuss his research, path through academia, and time at Amherst.
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Vogel Lecture Discusses Global Wave of Democratic Backsliding
On Friday, the political science and economics departments hosted the lecture “Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization in the America.” Professors explored the global wave of democratic backsliding around the world, promoted by both left-populist and right-wing nationalist parties.
New Fellowship Adds to College’s Pro-Democracy Forces
The first cohort of the college’s new Democracy Fellows began their work this semester, joining a number of pro-democracy initiatives and organizations on campus. These include the Amherst College Students for Democracy student group and the Thinking Democratically faculty discussion group.