Ruth Ben-Ghiat on How to Resist Authoritarianism | The Civic Forum

Описание: In this clip from The Civic Forum, NYU Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a leading scholar of fascism and author of the popular book Strongmen, talks about what normal people can do to resist authoritarian leaders like Donald Trump. The Civic Forum is hosted by Rory Truex, a professor in the Politics Department at Princeton and scholar of authoritarianism. Full interview is here:    • What's New In Trump's Authoritarian Playbo...  

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writes about fascism, authoritarianism, propaganda, and democracy protection. She is the recipient of Guggenheim and other fellowships, an advisor to Protect Democracy, and an MSNBC opinion columnist. She appears frequently on CNN, MSNBC, PBS, and other networks.

Her latest book, a New York Times bestseller, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (2020; paperback with a new epilogue, 2021), examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfolded over a century.

She is also a consultant for businesses, civil society organizations, and television and film productions, including Guillermo del Toro’s Academy Award-winning 2022 movie Pinocchio and the 2024 Netflix docuseries Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial.

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