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DESCRIPTION:&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday\, February 1
 3\, 6-8:30 PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode\;&quot;&gt; &lt;
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 icode\;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Lu
 cida Sans Unicode\;&quot;&gt; Recent developments\, such as the rise of populism i
 n Europe\, Britain’s vote to leave the European Union\, and polarized me
 dia coverage from the United States\, are shaking assumptions about democr
 acy and democratic practices. A study on political systems by Pew Research
  Center revealed that “there are reasons for calm as well as concern whe
 n it comes to democracy’s future.” The findings indicate that the Amer
 ican public is largely divided over democracy: 46% are satisfied with the 
 way democracy is functioning\, and 51% trust the government to act in the 
 country’s best interests. Does our democracy remain strong\, or is there
  cause for concern? In this program\, experts examine the current state of
  democracy in the United States\, Asia\, and Europe\, and ways to strength
 en government amid dwindling public trust. \n \n &lt;strong&gt;Speakers: &lt;/stron
 g&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Sheri Berman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Lucida Sans Uni
 code\;&quot;&gt;\, Professor of Political Science\, Barnard College\, Columbia Uni
 versity\n &lt;strong&gt;Bruce Stokes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Lucida Sa
 ns Unicode\;&quot;&gt;\, Director\, Global Economic Attitudes\, Pew Research Cente
 r\n &lt;strong&gt;Keesha Gaskins-Nathan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Lucida
  Sans Unicode\;&quot;&gt;\, Program Director\, Democratic Practice-United States\,
  Rockefeller Brothers Fund \n\n&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span st
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 an style=&quot;font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode\;&quot;&gt;6:30-8:00 PM     Discusssi
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 : Lucida Sans Unicode\;&quot;&gt; Non-members: $20\n Japan Society Corporate Membe
 rs: Free\, up to designated number of tickets\; additional tickets $15\n J
 apan Society Individual Members at Patron Circle level and above: $15\n Ac
 ademic and government: $15 \n \n Seating is available on a first come\, fi
 rst served basis. \n \n &lt;em&gt;Prepayment must be made with a credit card. Al
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SUMMARY:Democracy in the 21st Century: Where is it Heading?
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