Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson emphasized the importance of protecting democracy worldwide at Georgetown University at an April 11 event.
The Georgetown Institute...
A professor provided insight into the implications of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election in a conversation hosted by the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) Feb. 22.
Denise Dresser, a Mexican...
By Nola Goodwin, Hoya Staff Writer
• February 16, 2024
A panel of Latin American journalists discussed the risks of reporting in Venezuela and El Salvador at a Georgetown University event Feb. 13.
The Latin American Student Association, a student group...
Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar’s shadow minister of foreign affairs, discussed life under military rule and Myanmar’s quest for democracy in a Jan. 29 roundtable discussion.
Aung was elected to the country’s...
Polarization is everywhere in our lives: It has poisoned American politics by turning democracy into an existential war in which each side sees the other as a threat to its most cherished values. For...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) talked about his tenure in Congress and the role of faith in his personal life at a Nov. 28 Georgetown University event.
Jim Wallis, the director of the Georgetown Center...
A democracy researcher discussed the current state of global governance with students and professors in a March 14 event hosted by the Georgetown University department of government.
Staffan Lindberg,...
While India struggles with data access, improved journalistic practices may offer a solution, author and data journalist Rukmini Shrinivasan said at a book talk.
Shrinivasan spoke at an Oct. 21 event...
Young people historically turn out to vote at abysmal rates, yet their voices are critical. In an electoral system that makes voting inaccessible and onerous, college students — many of whom are voting...
The increased spread of misinformation on social media is a threat to democracy, experts said at a Nov. 15 event.
At the online event, titled “Truth and the Rise of Popular Lies,” political...
Georgetown University Votes (GU Votes) hosted its fifth annual drive for National Voter Registration Day on Sep. 28, registering an estimated over 100 students to vote.
Voter registration...
At Georgetown University, an institution dedicated to the pursuit of truth, it can be easy to dismiss the disinformation and conspiratorial thinking that has taken over much of the United States. However,...
