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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Should we panic yet? The past decade in global politics has seen a perceptible slide towards totalitarianism, with pundits across the political spectrum sounding alarm bells. As mounting political tensions thrust us into a multi-polar world, these writers consider the integrity, and fragility, of the social contract and discuss what democracies must do to see their legitimacy renewed.
Supported by Griffith University
#Artists
Lucinda Holdforth
Lucinda Holdforth is the author of four books examining what makes good societies flourish. While working as a speech writer and adviser to senior leaders across government and business, she has written with wit and insight about the women who shaped the culture of Paris, the enduring value of manners, the language of democratic leadership and, most recently, the downside of modern virtues in 21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy (2023). Her books are lively provocations – wake-up calls – to think more clearly about the forces and conditions that make for a civilized world.
Sean Jacobs
Sean Jacobs is a Papua New Guinean-born Australian writer, and government relations and public policy specialist. He is a former Brisbane City Council election candidate, ministerial adviser, United Nations worker, international youth volunteer, and national water polo champion. Sean holds a BA (International Relations) from Griffith University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism from Macquarie University. He also holds qualifications from the Australian National Security College, the Australian Institute of Management and the University of New England.
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