Trump 2.0 and Threats to American Democracy
A sandwich lunch will be provided on first come first serve bases
To observers across the political spectrum, American politics appears increasingly divided. Long-standing divisions of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and rural-urban ​remain powerful, but a more fundamental split may now be emerging between those who support the existing democratic order and those who do not. In this event, Robert Lieberman will analyse what today’s political cleavages mean for the future of American democracy, and place current conditions in a broader historical and comparative perspective.

Robert C. Lieberman is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on American political development, race and politics, and American democracy, including most recently Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy and Democratic Resilience: Can the United States Withstand Rising Polarization?
Date: 4 February 2026, 12:30
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Main Seminar Room
Speakers: Speaker to be announced
Organising department: Rothermere American Institute
Organiser contact email address: events@rai.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Booking email: events@rai.ox.ac.uk
Audience: Public
Editor: Hannah Greiving