The 2024 Stanfield Conversation: The US Election and Democracy’s Global Fate | Dalhousie University

The 2024 Stanfield Conversation featured a timely discussion with international affairs expert Doug Saunders and democracy scholar Dr. Debra Thompson, exploring whether the US election will signify a democratic decline or renewal and what it could mean for democracies worldwide. Moderated by Piya Chattopadhyay, host of CBC’s The Sunday Magazine.

Explore these sections:
0:10 - videos featuring student perspectives
3:44 - Introduction from Dr. Jennifer Andrews, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
7:22 - Performance of the Mi'kmaq Honour Song by Curtis Michael, an instructor in Dalhousie's Indigenous Studies program
11:00 - Setting up the conversation by moderator, Piya Chattopadhyay
15:00 - Doug Saunders, opening reflections
25:50 - Dr. Debra Thompson, opening reflections
43:19 - Conversation
1:38:58 - Audience questions
2:05:50 - Closing remarks by The Rt. Honourable Joe Clark

2024 is the “Year of Elections,” with more people worldwide participating in national votes than ever before. Amidst growing concerns over democratic backsliding and a contentious US presidential race, global attention focuses on the outcomes and their implications.

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