{"id":6406,"date":"2020-07-20T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2020-08-04T16:57:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T20:57:58","slug":"democracy-the-pandemic-contributions-from-the-may-conference-of-the-democracy-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/democracy-the-pandemic-contributions-from-the-may-conference-of-the-democracy-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy &amp; the Pandemic: Contributions from the May 2020 Conference of the Democracy Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The pieces below are <strong>working papers<\/strong> &#8211; contributions to the <\/em>Democracy &amp; the Pandemic<em> Mini-Conference of the Democracy Seminar on May 20-21, 2020. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-600x341.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-480x273.png 480w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-843x480.png 843w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-1098x625.png 1098w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-700x398.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-360x205.png 360w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/files\/2020\/06\/May-21-photo-comfDS.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-red-background-color\"><strong>How are the responses to the pandemic driving de-democratization?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>How are the state responses to the pandemic strengthening authoritarian regimes?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 1: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh3pTcc-VK4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Peres<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/publicseminar.org\/essays\/bolsonaros-regime-of-chaos-and-fear\/\">Bolsonaro\u2019s Regime of Chaos and Fear: The Pandemic and the Collapse of Democracy in Brazil<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jacek Kucharczyk<\/strong>, <em>Pandemic as a Catalyst for Populist Authoritarianism: The Case of Poland&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michal Va\u0161e\u010dka,<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/13\/from-mafia-state-to-parish-republic\/\">From Mafia State to &#8220;Parish&#8221; Republic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pawe\u0142 Marczewski<\/strong><em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/torn-mask-of-social-solidarity-law-and-justice-response-to-the-economic-downturn\/\">Torn Mask of Social Solidarity: Law and Justice Response to the Economic Downturn<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark W. Frazier<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/hong-kong-pandemic-protests-and-protecting-national-security\/\">Hong Kong: Pandemic, Protests, and Protecting \u201cNational\u201d Security<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andr\u00e1s Boz\u00f3ki<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/13\/after-orwell-some-thoughts-on-the-post-pandemic-world\/\">After Orwell: Some Thoughts on the Post-Pandemic World<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>How are the responses to the pandemic strengthening the centralization of power, and the municipal and community power that resists it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 2: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hrw64f6I3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer,<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/authoritarian-appetites-versus-local-solidarity\/\"><em>Authoritarian Appetites versus Local Solidarity<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Krist\u00f3f Szombati<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/covid-19-and-the-curtailment-of-municipal-power-in-hungary\/\">COVID-19 and the Curtailment of Municipal Power in Hungary&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Utku Balaban, <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/08\/urban-politics-and-pandemic-in-turkey\/\">Urban Politics and Pandemic in Turkey<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Gerbery, <\/strong><em>Trust or Discipline? What Saturates Civic Responses to a COVID-19 Crisis in Slovakia?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nazan Bedirhanoglu,<\/strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/turkeys-forged-success-story-re-opening-without-closing-down\/\">Turkey\u2019s Forged Success Story: Re-opening Without Closing Down?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>How are the responses to the pandemic strengthening authoritarian movements and institutions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 3: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zm4W7khdwdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexandra Bitu\u0161\u00edkov\u00e1, <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/fascists-in-slovak-politics-waiting-for-a-new-chance-in-times-of-the-covid-19-crisis\/\">Fascists in Slovak Politics: Waiting for a&nbsp;New Chance in Times of the COVID-19 crisis?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G\u00e1bor Scheiring<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/01\/the-political-consequences-of-populist-health-crisis-management-the-political-economy-of-coronavirus-responses-in-hungary\/\">The Political Consequences of Populist Health Crisis Management:&nbsp; The Political Economy of Coronavirus Responses in Hungary&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malkhaz Toria<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/state-of-emergency-for-all-power-relations-and-challenges-to-democracy-in-georgia-during-the-pandemic\/\">The <em>State of Emergency for All? Asymmetric Power Relations and Crisis of Democracy in Georgia during the Pandemic <\/em>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ali R\u0131za G\u00fcngen, <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/turkeys-covid-19-response-and-resilience-of-authoritarianism\/\">Turkey\u2019s COVID-19 Response and Resilience of Authoritarianism<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-red-background-color\"><strong>How is de-democratization constituted and opposed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>How do the pandemic and the authoritarian responses to it undermine human rights and gender justice?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 4: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ja8uJdlsO74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Pet\u0151cz<\/strong>,&nbsp; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/human-rights-in-the-times-of-emergency\/\">Human Rights in the Times of Emergency<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kerem Altiparmak,<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/01\/new-expertise-of-authoritarian-regimes-how-to-escape-from-the-implementation-of-international-standards-the-cases-of-demirtas-and-kavala\/\">New Expertise of Authoritarian Regimes: How to Escape From the Implementation of International Standards &#8211; The Cases of Demirta\u015f and Kavala<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Orlovsky<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/01\/the-ngo-sector-in-slovakia-as-a-subject-of-conspirators\/\"><em>The<\/em> <em>NGO Sector in Slovakia as a Subject of Conspirators&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maria Bucur<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/domestic-violence-as-pandemic\/\">Domestic Violence as Pandemic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>El\u017cbieta Korolczuk,<\/strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/gender-ideology-as-pandemic-anti-gender-campaigns-in-a-time-of-crisis\/\">Gender Ideology as Pandemic: Anti-Gender Campaigns in a Time of Crisis <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>What are new ways to constitute, defend, and strengthen democracy during the pandemic?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 5: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0ziPKFlhCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Chang Liu<\/strong>,&nbsp; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/chinese-young-nationalists-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-rap-against-a-diary\/\">Chinese Young Nationalists amid The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rap against a \u201cDiary\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pawel Knut<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/pandemic-as-opportunity-the-meaning-of-covid-19-to-the-polish-lgbt-movement\/\">Pandemic as Opportunity? The Meaning of COVID-19 to the Polish LGBT Movement<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>El\u00e7in Aktoprak,<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/01\/the-school-of-human-rights-in-turkey-an-alternative-space-under-authoritarianism\/\">The School of Human Rights in Turkey: An Alternative Space under Authoritarianism<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color\"><strong><em>How do we resist dictatorships with a democratic face during the pandemic?&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Session 6: Democracy and the Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLrzLcDO9p4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeffrey C. Isaac<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/securing-the-november-u-s-election-the-urgent-task-for-all-democrats\/https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/20\/securing-the-november-u-s-election-the-urgent-task-for-all-democrats\/\">Securing the November U.S. Election: The Urgent Task for All Democrats<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dagmar Kus\u00e1<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/13\/democracy-as-if\/\">Democracy &#8220;As If&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeffrey C.&nbsp; Goldfarb,<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/07\/07\/the-politics-of-small-things-before-during-and-after-the-pandemic-from-the-kitchen-table-to-the-kitchen-cabinet\/\">The Politics of Small Things Before, During and After the Pandemic: From the Kitchen Table to the Kitchen Cabinet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samuel Marec, <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-test.newschool.edu\/tcds\/2020\/06\/29\/trumpization-of-political-communication-during-covid-19-crisis\/\">Trumpization of Political Communication during COVID-19 Crisis&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pieces below are working papers &#8211; contributions to the Democracy &amp; the Pandemic Mini-Conference of the Democracy Seminar on May 20-21, 2020. 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