School of Social and Political Science

Description

Workshop Outline

14.00–14.10 Introduction

14.10–15.40 Session 1: Ideologies and Exceptionalisms

1. Marlene Laruelle (ONLINE) A Comparative Look at Russian and US Conservative Traditions

2. Maria Engström (ONLINE) The Dark Enlightenment: The Return of Political Theology in Russia and the US

3. Luke March Our Countries, Right or Wrong? Russian and US Nationalism Compared

15.40–16.00 Break

16.00–17.30 Session 2: Session 2: Ideologies into Action? Tech, Media and Education

1. Olga Solovyeva (with Ilya Yablokov) The Digital Playbook of Authoritarianism: How Tech Fuels Repression

2. Matthew Blackburn and Alina Khamatdinova For Nation, Empire and Civilization: Contrasting Geopolitical and Social Imaginaries among Radical Illiberal Groups in America and Russia

3. Julian G. Waller & Dima Kortukov (ONLINE) First Steps in Modeling the Illiberal University: The Ivan Ilyin Higher Political School, Matthias Corvinus College, and the Hamilton Center

17.30—17.40 Roundup