BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Berlin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:93@yaleclub.de DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20221019T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20221019T203000 DTSTAMP:20221011T164322Z URL:https://www.yaleclub.de/events/strongmen-how-illiberal-leaders-consoli date-power-and-how-they-can-be-defeated/ SUMMARY:Strongmen / How illiberal leaders consolidate power and how they ca n be defeated DESCRIPTION:Ours is the age of the strongman\, of heads of state who damage or destroy democracy\, use masculinity as a tool of political legitimacy\ , and promise law and order rule – and then legitimize lawless behavior by financial\, sexual\, and other predators. \nCovering a century of tyran ny\, in her latest book Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines how authoritarians use pro paganda\, virility\, corruption\, and violence to stay in power\, and how they can be defeated. She looks at larger autocratic patterns\, like the t oll of corruption on militaries and how late-stage autocrats behave\, to h elp us contextualize current world events. The story of the strongman\, ri fe with tragedy\, also offers lessons in hope and resiliency.  It urges u s to invest in democracy and protect it rather than take our freedoms for granted. The cost of not doing so is far too great. \nWith a steady gaze a nd an eye for the telling detail\, Ruth Ben-Ghiat delivers a timely analys is of how a certain kind of charisma delivers political disaster – and s ome valuable hints about how it can be resisted\, and the virtues we will need to rebuild democracy. – Timothy Snyder\, author of On Tyranny\nBen- Ghiat’s portrayal of fascist-era tyrants\, murderous Cold War dictators\ , and would-be tyrants in our own day fives us a gripping and illuminating picture of how strongmen have deployed violence\, seduction\, and corrupt ion. History\, she shows\, offers clear lessons not only about how these r egimes are built\, but also how they must be opposed\, and how they end. – Daniel Ziblatt\, coauthor of How Democracies Die\n​Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian who writes about authoritarianism\, democracy protection\, an d propaganda. She is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University\, the recipient of Guggenheim\, Fulbright\, and other fellowshi ps\, and Advisor to Protect Democracy. She is an MSNBC opinion columnist\, a regular contributor to CNN and The Washington Post\, and provides live commentary on CNN\, MSNBC\, and other networks. She publishes Lucid\, a ne wsletter on threats to democracy. Her latest book is Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (2020\, paperback with new epilogue on Jan. 6\, 2021).\n​ Moderator Professor Kiran Patel holds the chair of European history at Lu dwig Maximilian University Munich (LMU) and is Director of Project House Europe. Before joining LMU\, he held chairs at Maastricht University in th e Netherlands (2011-2019) and the European University Institute in Florenc e\, Italy (2007-2011)\, and an assistant professorship at Humboldt Univers ity in Berlin (2002-2007). He has been (inter alia) a visiting fellow/prof essor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales in Paris\, the Fr ee University of Berlin\, Freiburg University\, Harvard University\, the L ondon School of Economics\, Sciences Po in Paris and the University of Oxf ord. His teaching and research focuses on issues of European and US Americ an history. Comparative\, transnational\, and global approaches feature pr ominently in his work.\nThere will be a wine reception following the talk. \n\nNo registration required. For the latest information\, click HERE\n​ \nPhoto © Erin Baiano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.yaleclub.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/ 12/2020-hi-res-headshot-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Munich,Munich Dialogues on Democracy,virtual LOCATION:Amerikahaus Munich\, Karolinenplatz 3\, Munich\, 80333\, Germany X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Karolinenplatz 3\, Munich\, 80333\, Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Amerikahaus Munich:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR