USA: Hysteria and Reason – Georg Diez interviews Lora Anne Viola

SCRIPTS Short Talk "Nervous Democracy" #3

Sturm auf das US Capitol in Washington im Januar 2021 – ein Mann schwenkt eine Kriegsflagge der Konföderierten ,während er auf einer Statue am Ulysses S. Grant Memorial steht

Democracy is the political form of rationality – is that true? What happens when irrationality gains the upper hand? Is it then enough to pit reason against hysteria? In times of hyper-nervousness, democracy must reinvent itself. We look back at the US election and at the historical and current contradictions of American democracy – as a pars pro toto of democratic theory and lived practice.

In an interview with journalist Georg Diez, US political scientist Lora Anne Viola answers questions about the fine line between political reason and hysteria using the USA as a case study.

Meeting point: Humboldt Lab, 1st floor

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Next date:

• Date Wednesday, 18/December/2024 18:30 bis 19:30
• Venue Humboldt Forum
• Address Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte