Thursday, March 22
Basel, Switzerland
Navigating the World of Post-Truth Politics
Democrats Abroad Switzerland in Basel is very excited to welcome Alexandra Cirone, PhD, to speak to us about how to navigate a world of post-truth politics!
What are we to do in a political environment where objective facts are ignored in favor of appeals to emotional or personal beliefs? Where fear trumps fact? Who can we trust in a world where partisanship has become so strong that facts are sacrificed to political expediency and the media has sacrificed truth in favor of balance?
If these questions trouble you, then please join us at Im Lohnhof on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 PM to learn more about how this murky post-truth world works and what we can do to navigate it.
All are welcome, and DA Switzerland asks all American citizens in attendance to donate CHF 15 in support of this event and our voter outreach efforts.
Anyone who would like to extend the discussion may join us for dinner with Dr. Cirone after the talk. (Additional suggested donation: CHF 10) Dinner will be at Restaurant Elsbethenstübli at 9 PM; attendees will pay for their own dinner. (Estimated cost: CHF 40) Space is limited for dinner, so please RSVP ASAP!
About the speaker: Dr. Cirone received her BA in political science from the University of Chicago, MA and M.Phil in political science from Columbia University, and successfully defended her PhD in political science at Columbia University in June 2017. Her focus was Comparative Politics and Qualitative Methods. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she served as Research Manager at Harvard Kennedy School's Evidence for Policy Design. She served as a pre-doc Research Fellow and is currently serving as a post-doc Research Fellow at the London School of Economics in their Political Economy Group. This fall, she will head back to the United States to be an assistant professor in the Government department at Cornell University. We are thrilled that she can share her experience with us before she departs for the US.
WHEN
Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 07:00 PM Bern Time
WHERE
Im Lohnhof
Im Lohnhof 8
Basel 4051
Switzerland
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CONTACT
Liz Voss
[email protected]