OSHER 116 - Democracy in Peril: Election Edition

This will be the last in a series of courses entitled "Democracy in Peril". Those courses have looked at the ways that democratic regimes have recently been replaced by authoritarian ones in other countries and have discussed the question of whether such a change could happen here. This course brings the discussion to the moments before and right after of our 2020 election when there will be many new events to worry about such as claims about foreign interference and rigged elections. Both those who have and have not taken the previous courses are welcome. No background is required, and the large bulk of what we cover will be new.