As the United States reflects on an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, more Americans have expressed concern with rising political violence in the country.
On July 25, The Ash Center for Democratic Innovation and Governance convened scholars and practitioners in a conversation about how to de-escalate and sideline election-related violence. Drawing on historical and comparative scholarly research and practical experience, the panel, moderated by Professor Erica Chenoweth, about the causes, dynamics, and reduction of election-related violence in deeply polarized contexts.
Event speakers
- Hardy Merriman, President, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict; Author of
- Lilliana Mason, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Co-author of
- Sarah Birch, Professor of Political Science at King’s College London and author of
- Erica Chenoweth (Moderator), Academic Dean for Faculty Engagement and the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at the Harvard Kennedy School