All are welcome to join the Democratic Governance and Leadership Program's final Coffeehouse Politics of the semester.
Thursday, April 20
12:30–1:45 PM
in RSU 201,
Council Chambers
Lunch
will be served
(Suggested readings for the discussion are listed below)
Thematic
Summary:
“What happens to a country when its core
national identity – its preferred image of itself in terms of race or religion
– doesn’t match its demographic reality?” This is one of the questions posed by
Monica Duffy Toft as part of her research on the impact of
political demography. The answer is far from a positive one. In the U.S.
current events have highlighted the frightening, sometimes deadly ways in which
shifts in political demography have spurred political resentments, violent
radicalization, racism, and have emboldened white supremacy amongst both
individual citizens and institutions.
This roundtable discussion will focus on
the impact of political demography on the erosion of U.S. and international
democratic institutions and norms, and what can be done to counter white
supremacy and violence, especially as the dangerous “great replacement” theory
gains more followers in the U.S. and abroad.
Speaker
Details:
Dr. Monica Duffy
Toft,
Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy, Tufts University, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies
(CSS).
All members of the BSU community are
invited to attend, and faculty members are encouraged to bring their classes. We plan to have plenty of opportunity for members of the audience
to ask questions and provide their thoughts on these issues, and students are
especially encouraged to participate.
List
of Suggested Readings by Speaker:
Political
Demography by Monica Duffy Toft
Demography and
War: Wilson Center, Monica Toft
Identicide: How
demographic shifts can rip a country apart, Monica Toft The Conversation
White right? How
demographics is changing US politics, Monica Toft, The Conversation
For the United
States to Avoid a Soviet-Style Collapse, Inclusivity Must Begin Now by Monica
Toft, Foreign Policy
Wombfare: The
Religious Basis of Fertility Politics | Harvard Kennedy School
Other Readings:
Replacement
Theory, a Fringe Belief Fueled Online, Is Refashioned by G.O.P. - NYT
Where
the Buffalo Gunman and the Anti-Abortion Fringe Meet | Time
Nearly
half of Republicans agree with ‘great replacement theory’ - The Washington Post
How
“replacement theory” inspires white supremacist violence - Vox
'Great
replacement theory' and its deep roots in America | On Point (wbur.org)
We
look forward to seeing you at this event.