To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Why have some post-colonial states established durable democracies whereas others frequently oscillate between fragile democracies and autocracies? Understanding the conditions under which post-colonial states created and consolidated democratic regimes is of critical importance to political scientists and policymakers alike. This seminar addresses this question by asking why India and Pakistan―two states with shared cultural patterns and a shared colonial history, identical timings of democratization and similar levels of economic development―quickly established different kinds of regimes.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.