Lusófona University, in collaboration with the Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte), host a timely academic seminar titled "Illiberalisms: Paths of Investigation." The event took place on June 3rd, starting at 2:00 PM in Room U.09 at the University's Lisbon campus (CUL).
The seminar covered the multifaceted concept of illiberalism, a growing subject of political and social inquiry worldwide. Researchers from several institutions presented their findings across two sessions, exploring the definition, manifestations, and theoretical underpinnings of illiberal thought and movements.
The full program is as follows:
2:00 PM: Illiberalism: Definition of a Concept
- Speaker: Riccardo Marchi (CEI-ISCTE, LusoGlobe)
Followed by: American Liberal Disbelief: The Unfoldings of Illiberalism in the MAGA and America First Movements
- Speaker: Ana Cavallieri (UFF-UCP)
Followed by: Reactionary Feminism: A Feminist Theory Against Liberalism
- Speaker: Patrícia Fernandes (CEPS)
3:45 PM: Coffee Break
4:00 PM: Post-Liberalism in the Theorization of Patrick J. Deneen
- Speaker: Teresa Nogueira Pinto (LusoGlobe)
Followed by: Illiberal Declensions of Racial Colorblindness: The Ethic of Self-Responsibility
- Speaker: João Ferreira Dias (CEI-ISCTE)
- Speaker: Filipe Nobre Faria (IFILNOVA)
This event promises to provide a comprehensive and critical examination of the various "paths of investigation" into illiberalism, bringing together diverse academic perspectives to shed light on a defining challenge to contemporary liberal democracies.