international_diffusion_populism_program_r.7_-_2.28.19.pdf
FRIDAY, March 1
8:15-8:45 Breakfast
8:45-10:30 Panel 1: How is Democracy Threatened?
Chaired by Anna Grzymala-Busse
- Henry Farrell, George Washington University, “The Democracy’s Dilemma,” co-author: Bruce Schneier
- Seva Gunitsky, University of Toronto, “Great Powers and Autocratic Diffusion”
- Kate Starbird, University of Washington, “Disentangling the organic and the orchestrated? Online disinformation as collaborative work,” co-authors: Ahmer Arif (University of Washington) and Tom Wilson (University of Washington)
- Herb Lin, Stanford University, “Cyber Threats to Election Integrity”
— 10:30-10:45: Coffee break —
10:45-12:30 Panel 2: Russia’s Global Efforts
Chaired by Frank Fukuyama
- Laura Rosenberger, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, “Russia’s Promotion of Illiberal Populism: Tools, Tactics, Networks,” co-author: Tom Morley (The German Marshall Fund of the United States)
- Josh Tucker, New York University, “Heads Will Troll: An analysis of links shared by IRA Twitter accounts”
- Julia Davis, Russian Media Monitor, “The Two-Sided Sword of Russian Propaganda”
- Lucan Way, University of Toronto, "How Can We Know if Russia is a Threat to Western Democracy? Understanding the Impact of Russia's Second Wave of Election Interference," co-author: Adam E. Casey (University of Toronto)
— 12:30-1:30: Lunch —
1:30-3:00 Panel 3: Comparative Perspectives on International Diffusion
Chaired by Larry Diamond
- R. Daniel Kelemen, Rutgers University, “The European Union’s Authoritarian Equilibrium”
- Abraham Newman, Georgetown University, “The Nationalist International”
- Alina Polyakova, Brookings Institution, “Responding to the Illiberal Toolkit: From Turkey to Central Europe”
— 3:00-3:15: Coffee break —
3:15-4:45 Panel 4: Coming Attractions: The Changing Nature of the Threats
Chaired by Margaret Levi
- Amy Zegart, Stanford University, “The Dark Arts of Deception: What’s Old? What’s New? What’s Next?”
- Martin Schallbruch, Stanford University, “Doxing Political Leaders: The German ‘Advent Calendar’ Case and the Role of Cybersecurity”
- Andrew Grotto, Stanford University, “Deepfakes and the U.S. Political Process: Risks and Recommendations”
6pm: Dinner for Conference Participants
SATURDAY, March 2
8:45-9:15 Breakfast
9:15-11:30 Panel 5: The war at home? Domestic aspects of global diffusion
Chaired by Didi Kuo
- Mike McFaul, Stanford University, “Putinism: Exportable Ideology or Disruptive Virus?”
- Markos Kounalakis, Hoover Institution, “The Fourth Estate and the Fifth Column”
- Steven Wilson, University of Nevada, “The World Social Media Survey (WSMS),” co-authors: Valeriya Mechkova (University of Gothenburg), Daniel Pemstein (North Dakota State University), and Brigitte Seim (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
— 11:30-12:45 pm Lunch and concluding discussion—