'Gender and democracy: rethinking equality and the backlash'. Within Seminar Liberal democracy / digital democracy. Democracy and its current transformations

Conference with Marta Fraile, researcher at Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP-CSIC), within the 1^st Seminar 'Liberal democracy / digital democracy. Democracy and its current transformations'.

The so-called “crisis” of liberal democracy is one of the most contentious issues in both political science and public opinion.

Questions concerning the impact of new technologies on political communication, and the ensuing reorganization of public space; the rise of populism with the proliferation of “strong men” and parties that question some of the assumptions of liberal civic culture; the increasing technocratization of political decisions; the expansion of the supranational framework of political action; or even the effects of the global pandemic, which has challenged conventional approaches regarding how to deal with collective problems, dominate contemporary public discourse.

Some take these new challenges as being symptomatic of a crisis in our traditional form of government; for others it speaks of the ways in which democracy is naturally adapting to social change without dire warnings. In this seminar, leading specialists will discuss key issues that deal with the shifting landscape of democracy today and on the road ahead.

Marta Fraile is a specialist in the study of public opinion and political behavior from a gender and comparative perspective. At the present, she is dedicated to the study of the different mechanisms that help to explain the gender gap in involvement with political activity.

Seminar coordinated by Fernando Vallespín, Political Science Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The seminar will be conducted in English with simultaneous translation to Spanish.

Free registration link here.

For more info: democracyandtolerance.org.