Opposition and Democratic Futures in Turkey and Beyond

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We are pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming one-day conference organized by the Department of Political Science, PDRI-DevLab, Penn Global, the Middle East Center, and the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy.

This conference brings together scholars and practitioners working on democratic opposition, civil society, media, legal contestation, and coalition-building in Turkey and in comparative perspective. While democratic erosion continues to intensify across many countries,  the conference shifts attention from democratic backsliding to the conditions under which democratic resistance, resilience, and renewal become possible.

The program will run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with breakfast beginning at 8:30 AM and lunch provided for in-person attendees. A detailed program is below.