APSA 2018 Presidential Theme English In recent years, scholars and pundits have begun talking about a “democratic recession.” For the first time since the early 2000s, the rate of democratic expansion worldwide has slowed and even receded. Some of the reasons suggested for this recession have been a disillusionment with ...
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The APSA conference cultural program will feature two major artists: Cape Verdean sculptor, and painter Idá Abreu, based in Paris, and Angolan singer song-writer Waldemar Bastos, based in Portugal. Also participating will be Ariane Morais-Abreu, a Cape Verdean cultural activist. Idá Abreu Idá Abreu is a major sculptor and painter ...
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Conference Program for APSA 2018 Michigan THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 8:00–9:30 a.m. APSA EC Meeting, Room 5511 Haven Hall 9:00–10:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Opening Keynote: Alexandra Lucas Coelho, “Trans-deus, trans-pátria, trans-família” | “Trans-god, trans-homeland, trans-family,” and Luiz Ruffato, “Democracy in Question: o que faz, ...
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