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Progressive Authoritarianism: How Regimes use Distribution and Reforms to avoid Democratization
September 9, 2026
You are invited to join us on Thursday, September 17th at 12:00 PM for a conversation with Dr. Khasan Redjaboev, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Asian Democracy, University of Louisville.
The Authoritarian Imaginary: Intimacy, Autoimmune Community and Democracy in the Philippines with Vicente Rafael
September 22, 2025
Prof. Vicente Rafael will deliver remarks based on his recent book, The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte.
Indian Politics and Hindu Temples: Three Historical Moments with Richard Eaton
September 22, 2025
Hindu temples feature prominently in today’s Indian politics, most visibly in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s consecration and patronage and of the Rama Temple in Ayodhya. Prof.