An event in honor of Richard S. Katz, Johns Hopkins Department of Political Science.

What role do parties play in sustaining democracy? How do political parties address populism and challenges to democratic systems? In this roundtable, scholars will discuss these questions while drawing lessons from their research on political parties in a variety of countries.

Speakers:

• David Farrell, University College Dublin
• Daniel Schlozman, Johns Hopkins University
• Robin Kolodny, Temple University
• Tristan Klingelhöfer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• William Cross, Carleton University

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the SNF Agora Institute, the Program in East Asian Studies, and the Program in International Studies.