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DESCRIPTION:The State of Democracy Lecture Series welcomes Ruth Ben-Ghiat\,
  Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writ
 es frequently for CNN and other news and analysis sites on fascism\, autho
 ritarian leaders\, propaganda\, and threats to democracy around the world 
 and how to counter them. Her new book\, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Presen
 t\, is the first study to place President Donald Trump in the context of a
  century of authoritarian leaders that use a playbook of corruption\, viol
 ence\, propaganda\, and machismo to stay in power. This lecture series is 
 hosted by the Maxwell School and coordinated by the Campbell Public Affair
  Institute. For more information about the series or this event\, contact 
 Kelley Coleman at 315.443.9707 or kgcolema@syr.edu. You may also visit our
  website for more details regarding all of our programs and to register fo
 r this event:&nbsp\;https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy/ This is 
 a Zoom Webinar beginning at 4 PM EST.&nbsp\; Register Here and a confirmat
 ion and Zoom link will be sent to you. 
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SUMMARY:State of Democracy Lecture: Strongmen\, From Mussolini to the Prese
 nt
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The State of Democracy Lecture Series welco
 mes Ruth Ben-Ghiat\, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York 
 University. She writes frequently for CNN and other news and analysis site
 s on fascism\, authoritarian leaders\, propaganda\, and threats to democra
 cy around the world and how to counter them. Her new book\, <strong>Strong
 men: Mussolini to the Present</strong>\, is the first study to place Presi
 dent Donald Trump in the context of a century of authoritarian leaders tha
 t use a playbook of corruption\, violence\, propaganda\, and machismo to s
 tay in power. </p><p><br></p><p>This lecture series is hosted by the Maxwe
 ll School and coordinated by the Campbell Public Affair Institute. For mor
 e information about the series or this event\, contact Kelley Coleman at 3
 15.443.9707 or kgcolema@syr.edu. You may also visit our website for more d
 etails regarding all of our programs and to register for this event:&nbsp\
 ;<a href="https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy/ " title="https://w
 ww.maxwell.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy/">https:</a><a href="http://www.maxwel
 l.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy/" title="//www.maxwell.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy
 /">//www.maxwell.syr.edu/stateofdemocracy/ </a><br></p><p><br></p><p><span
  class="aloha-link-text">This is a Zoom Webinar beginning at 4 PM EST.&nbs
 p\; </span><a href="https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN
 _NnmpdL_zTyCz_c9RIDJ16Q" title="Register Here"><strong style="text-decorat
 ion: underline">Register Here</strong></a> and a confirmation and Zoom lin
 k will be sent to you. <br></p>
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