Can the Democrats save democracy in the US?
The Democratic Party in America is in an identity crisis. It's shifting priorities to claw back grounds from the Republicans. But is it too little, too late? How can the Democrats respond to a radicalising and increasingly authoritarian-minded Republican Party? The Future of America's Democratic Party presented by the American Academy in Berlin Speakers Jacob S. Hacker Stanely B. Resor Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law School Paul Pierson John Cross Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley Daniel Benjamin (host) President of the American Academy in Berlin
October 13, 2025
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October 13, 2025
Can the Democrats save democracy in the US?
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Can the Democrats save democracy in the US?
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<p>The Democratic Party in America is in an identity crisis. It's shifting priorities to claw back grounds from the Republicans. But is it too little, too late? How can the Democrats respond to a radicalising and increasingly authoritarian-minded Republican Party? The Future of America's Democratic Party presented by the <a href="https://www.americanacademy.de/">American Academy in Berlin</a></p><p>Speakers</p><p><a href="https://politicalscience.yale.edu/people/jacob-hacker">Jacob S. Hacker</a>Stanely B. Resor Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law School</p><p><a href="https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/paul-pierson">Paul Pierson</a>John Cross Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley</p><p><a href="https://www.americanacademy.de/">Daniel Benjamin</a> (host)President of the American Academy in Berlin</p>