History and Democracy: Panel One

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Please note this event occurred in the past.
October 29, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
Herter Hall 601

Do Elections Give the Majority of People What They Want?: Four Historical Perspectives on Voting

Join the UMass Amherst History Department for the first of two panels giving historical perspectives on democracy and our current election. 

Because Democracy: Brazil Turns to Broad Popular Constitutionalism - Joel Wolfe, Professor of History

How Democracy Worked in Renaissance Florence - Brian Ogilvie, Professor of History

Why Americans Won't Drop Out of the Electoral College - David Glassberg, Professor Emeritus of History

Socialists against Universal Suffrage in Germany’s First Democratic Elections, January 1919 - Andrew Donson, Professor of History

This event is free and open to all. Read the History Department's Sponsorship Statement. 
Questions? Contact Andrew Donson at @email.