Advocacy and the Rule of Law: Democracy’s Next Chapter

About this episode

Experts discuss the threats to American democracy and the role of civic engagement in addressing these challenges.

Join Cornell Brooks School experts Jared Carter and Thomas O'Toole as they discuss how American democracy faces serious institutional threats from voting rights challenges to political polarization, while exploring how civic engagement can help navigate this critical moment and potentially reshape the nation's legal and political landscape.

People in this episode

Guests: Jared Carter, Thomas O'Toole

Topics covered

• democracy
• civic engagement
• voting rights
• political polarization
• institutional threats

Keywords

• democracy
• civic engagement
• voting rights
• political polarization
• institutional threats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornell Brooks School

Places: American

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