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There are more people voting in democratic elections this year than ever before. With elections in the US, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, South Africa; the UK and France just this past few days.
Pennsylvania State University Distinguished Professor John Gastil, who is also a Senior Scholar at the McCourtney Institute for Democracy was recently in New Zealand at the Reinventing Democracy Symposium, held at the University of Auckland, hosted by Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures.
He is among those concerned about risks of authoritarianism to the democratic institutions and framework, that so many countries take for granted, including his own, the United States.
Professor Gastil is also a leading authority on citizens assemblies and other mechanisms for bolstering democratic engagement. He explains his concerns about Donald Trump's refusal to accept outcome of the 2020 US election, and other statements about his intentions were he to become President again after November's election.
