Renewing Democracy in the Digital Age: New Report from the Berggruen Institute

Introduction

• Dawn Nakagawa, Co-Director, Future of Democracy Project, Executive Vice President, Berggruen Institute

Moderator

• Karen Kornbluh, Senior Fellow & Director, Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative

Speakers

• Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Co-Chair, Berggruen Institute Future of Democracy Project
• Mary Scudder, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
• Nathan Gardels, Editor-in-Chief, Noema Magazine, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, Berggruen Institute

A new report from the Berggruen Institute delivers a strategic overview of current challenges and opportunities for democratic governance and offers detailed recommendations to strengthen the digital pubic square, improve social cohesion, and reinforce institutional capacity in democratic societies. Four contributors to the report will share their views on necessary updates to democratic governance, and will discuss how the social and economic upheaval of 2020 accelerates and creates new opportunities to advance reform.

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