*POSTPONED* How Resilient are Contemporary Democracies to Backsliding and Breakdown?

This talk has been postponed until 2026-2027. 

Dr. Sanjay Ruparelia is a Professor of Politics and the inaugural Jarislowsky Democracy Chair at Toronto Metropolitan University. Sanjay serves as co-chair of Participedia, an international network that studies democratic innovations, and co-hosts On the Frontlines of Democracy, a monthly podcast and lecture series with TMU School of Journalism and the Toronto Public Library, respectively.