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America’s Democratic Party and the Future of American Democracy

MPIfG Lecture
  • Date: Nov 19, 2025
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Jacob S. Hacker
  • Yale Law School, Department of Political Science
  • Sign up: info@mpifg.de
In the wake of the 2024 election, the Democratic Party – the largest center-left party in the West – is in crisis. Jacob S. Hacker draws on new research into voters, party-aligned interest groups, and policymaking at all levels of government to examine the party’s shifting priorities. [more]
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Are Limitarianism and Capitalism Compatible?

MPIfG Lecture
  • Date: Jan 7, 2026
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Ingrid Robeyns
  • Utrecht University
  • Sign up: info@mpifg.de
Ingrid Robeyns introduces limitarianism as regulative ideal to keep striving for, the view that there should be a cap on how much personal wealth each individual can have. [more]
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How Mainstream Parties Fight Back Against Extremists: Explaining the Choice Among Strategies of Democratic Defense

MPIfG Lecture
  • Date: Jan 21, 2026
  • Time: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Isabela Mares
  • Yale University
  • Sign up: info@mpifg.de
Isabela Mares offers a long run historical analysis of how mainstream parties attempt to curb the electoral advance of extremist competitors. [more]
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