Episode 14

14 - Steven Levitsky Explains How Democracies Die

Emily, who is leading a book club at Rose State College, had the opportunity to interview Dr. Steven Levitsky, co-author of "How Democracies Die" - the book Emily selected for this semester. In the interview, Dr. Levitsky explains some of the threats he sees to American Democracy and what can be done to protect against those threats.

James and Emily also discuss the results from the South Carolina presidential primary elections and speculate on the possibility of an independent or third party candidacy by Nikki Haley or another anti-Trump Republican.

Dr. Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government at Harvard University. You can find out more about him here: https://scholar.harvard.edu/levitsky/home

Learn more about "How Democracies Die" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt here: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/how-democracies-die/summary

Find out more about Dr. Emily Stacey here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

Find out more about Professor James Davenport here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

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The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty or students.

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Dr. Emily Stacey

Emily Stacey is a Political Science professor and Program Coordinator for Political Science at Rose State College. Dr. Stacey has the privilege of coordinating events, including the Great Debate panel series, Liberal Arts and Sciences colloquia, and the Political Science book club. Dr. Stacey was honored as a DaVinci Institute Fellow in 2023, an award given for innovative teaching in higher education. She successfully completed her dissertation defense in November 2016, and formally graduated with her doctorate in July 2017 from Swansea University (Wales, UK). Emily’s dissertation research focuses on the necessity of bureaucratization in contemporary social movements, namely those using digital technologies to mobilize and sustain dissent. She has participated in the Digital Methods Initiative at the University of Amsterdam (2013) and Oxford University’s Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program (2014).

Emily has published multiple works thus far, Combatting Internet-Enabled Terrorism (2017), which focuses on the use of digital technologies and the internet by terror organizations, with emphasis on the Islamic State. Nationalism, Social Movements, and Activism in Contemporary Society was published in 2018, and analyzes the rising tide of nationalist politics around the world, with emphasis on U.S. politics (the rise of the Tea Party, election of Donald Trump and juxtaposing that against the Black Lives Matter movement). Emily’s most recent work (2023) focuses on deglobalization and the shifting world order. You can follow Emily on Twitter at: @politikphd.

James Davenport

James Davenport is the Associate Dean for Social Sciences and a professor of political science at Rose State College. He is a two-time recipient of the Oklahoma Political Science Association's (OPSA) "Teacher of the Year" award and a recipient of OPSA's "Excellence in Public Service" award. He has also earned the Rose State College "Excellence in Teaching" award.
James brings practical experience in politics to his academic training as a political scientist. He has worked for a member of Congress, a county commissioner, a public opinion research firm, and owned a public relations and campaign consulting firm. In addition, he has also be the host of a radio talk show.
In 2023, James founded the Center for Civic Engagement, which fosters positive conversations on challenging issues and builds bridges of communication between the academic community, policy makers, and the general public.

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