New Faces of Authoritarianism in the Global South
INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS COURSE
The course will offer multidisciplinary perspectives on authoritarian regimes in the Global South along with forms of political and economic repression prompted by neoliberalism, emancipatory social movements, and counter-strategies. The lectures are based on individual projects developed by the members of the International Research Group of Authoritarianism and Counterstrategies (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) and the group’s analytical and methodological ventures on the study of authoritarianism.
COURSE OUTLINE
A full outline of the course syllabus can be found here.
Please note that there will be a preparatory meeting that will take place during the usual class hours one week before the class starts. In this meeting, we will introduce you how the platform works and we will offer technical support so that everybody is technically ready for the first session.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
This course is a collective project of the International Research Group of Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies, which is an initiative of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and brings together scholar-activists from different parts of the Global South. The course will be in the form of a lecture series taught by members of the IRGAC and moderated by Ülker Sözen and Gustavo Robles. It will offer multidisciplinary perspectives on authoritarian regimes across the Global South along with forms of political and economic repression prompted by neoliberalism, emancipatory social movements, and counter-strategies.
IRGAC FELLOWS:
Erol Sağlam, Mariano Feliz, Inés Durán Matute, Hugo Fanton, Gopal Krishna, Fathima Nizaruddin, Ayşegül Can, Khanyile Joseph Mlotshwa, Ailynn Torres, Fabio Luís Franco, Julieta Mira, Boaventura Monjane, Nafiseh Fathollahzadeh
Moderated by: Ülker Sözen, Gustavo Robles
This online lecture series is funded by and organized in collaboration with The Center for Comparative Research on Democracy at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the MA Social Work as a Human Rights Profession at Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin and Off-University; and hosted by Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
The Center for Comparative Research on Democracy (CCRD) was founded in January 2021 at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and is funded by Stiftung Mercator and Einstein Foundation Berlin. The Center’s main aim is to conduct and promote interdisciplinary and comparative research on democracy.
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