Roundtable: ‘The Turn to the Right: Global and Historical Perspectives’

Event date: 
Monday 13 February to Tuesday 14 February
Time: 
17:00
Location: 
G.04 50 George Square

Roundtable: ‘The Turn to the Right: Global and Historical Perspectives’

Please join us for a panel discussion on the recent rise of right-wing populist and authoritarian political movements around the world. What are their shared roots and characteristics? What does it mean for the future?

Monday 13 February 2017, 5-7pm, G.04 50 George Square

With speakers:

Dr Marieke Riethof (Liverpool) on Brazil

Dr Emile Chabal (Edinburgh) on France

Dr Vikram Visana (Edinburgh) on India

Dr David Silkenat (Edinburgh) on the USA

All are welcome—please spread the word, including to undergraduate students.

Supported by the Global and Transnational History Research Group, the Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict, and the Centre for Contemporary Latin American Studies.