The Crisis of Western Liberal/Representative Democracy?
Date: October 27, 2018
Venue: Room 2801, East Guanghua Tower, Fudan University
09.00-09.10 Welcome Remarks
Zhimin Chen (Vice President of Fudan University, Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Political Science Review)
Chair: Sujian Guo (Dean of Fudan-IAS, Executive Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Political Science Review)
09.10-09.20 Group Photo
09.20-10.30 Session 1 Western Liberal Democracy and Its Discontents
Chair: Terry Lynn Karl (Stanford University, US)
1. “Real-existing” Democracy and Its Discontents: Sources, Causes, Symptoms and Prospects
Philippe Schmitter (European University Institute, Italy)
2. Crisis of Democracy or Crises within Western Liberal Democracies?
Gianfranco Pasquino (Bologna University, JHU-IAS, Italy)
Panel Discussion (30 mins): 10.00-10.30
10.50-12.00 Session 2 Post-Liberal Democracy: Are We There Yet?
Chair: Philippe Schmitter (European University Institute, Italy)
1. The Crisis of Western Liberal Democracy in the United States
Terry Lynn Karl (Stanford University, US)
2. Post-liberal Democracy? Going beyond the Populism versus Liberalism Antinomy
Enrique Peruzzotti (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina)
Panel Discussion (30 mins): 11.30-12.00
14.00-15.10 Session 3 Making Sense of Crisis in Western Liberal Democracy
Chair: Gianfranco Pasquino (Bologna University, JHU-IAS, Italy)
1. Identity Politics and Democratic Crisis in Western Europe
Dingping Guo (Fudan University, China)
2. Is There a “Crisis of Liberal Democracy”: It Depends on Whether the C is Capitalized or Not!
Dwayne Woods (Purdue University, US)
Panel Discussion (30 mins): 14.40-15.10
15.10-16.20 Session 4 Political Parties and Representation
Chair: Kenneth M. Roberts (Cornell University, US)
1. Parties, Pluralism, and the “Crisis” of American Representation
Craig Parsons (Oregon University, US); Till Weber (City University of New York, US)
2. Political Parties Dealing with the Crisis in Representation and Trust: the Controversial Case of Italy
Maria Elisabetta Lanzone (Padua University, Italy)
Panel Discussion (30 mins): 15.50-16.20
16.40-18.10 Session 5 The Crisis of Democracy: Populism vs. Representation
Chair: Craig Parsons (Oregon University, US)
1. Crises of Representation and Populist Challenges to Liberal Democracy
Kenneth M. Roberts (Cornell University, US)
2. The "Liberal Democracy Cube" under the Onslaught of Populist Politics
Claus Offe (Hertie School of Governance, Germany)
3. Democratizing Democratic Elections: Skewed Representation by Election Administration in Established Democracies
Zhongyuan Wang (Fudan University, China)
Panel Discussion (30 mins): 17.40-18.10
Organized by:
The School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University
The Dr. Seaker Chan Center for Comparative Political Development Studies at Fudan University
Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences
Chinese Political Science Review
Hosted by:
Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences