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SUMMARY: Resisting the Authoritarian Temptation
DESCRIPTION: This talk explores the unique resources that democracies posse
 s for climate action through institutional flexibility\, accountability\, a
 nd information flows.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>Join the <strong>Centre for Chinese Resear
 ch</strong> for a presentation on <strong>"Resisting the Authoritarian Temp
 tation"</strong>.</p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-52610" src
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 h-11-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1441" /></p><p><strong>About t
 he Talk</strong></p><p>The failures of democracies and democratic instituti
 ons in meeting climate challenges have led some scholars and activists to q
 uestion whether democracy is functional at all in this new world. While som
 e scholars and activists claim that democracy’s failures in addressing clim
 ate change justify authoritarian governance\, these arguments rely on empir
 ical\, conceptual\, and normative confusions. The authors argue that democr
 acies actually perform better than authoritarian regimes in addressing clim
 ate challenges\, and possess unique resources for climate action through in
 stitutional flexibility\, accountability\, and information flows. This essa
 y warns that trading away democratic governance for authoritarian control w
 ould be a grave mistake\, as democracy’s specific strengths become even mor
 e critical in times of crisis.</p><p><strong>About the Speaker</strong></p>
 <p><strong>Jeremy Wallace</strong> is the A. Doak Barnett Professor of Chin
 a Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
  He studies China\, climate change\, cities\, and statistics. He also serve
 s as an editor at Good Authority and writes the China Lab newsletter.</p>
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