15 October 2025
09:00 - 10:30 Europe/Oslo
Event
Annual Lecture: Dictating the Agenda – How Authoritarians are Transforming Global Governance
Based on their new book "Dictating the Agenda", Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis reveal the important authoritarian changes underway across various global governance domains.
Language: English
Litteraturhuset i Oslo - Skram
Seminar
Following the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a remarkable wave of democratization. Over the next two decades, numerous authoritarian regimes transitioned to democracies, and it seemed that authoritarianism as a political model was fading.
But as recent events have shown, the world is changing.
Liberal ideas are globally on the defensive, while emerging powers including China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are actively trying to reshape international rules, values and relationships to promote their regimes and geopolitical agendas. The United States is now rapidly disengaging from international rule-making and global governance, further empowering this authoritarian shift.
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Based on their new book Dictating the Agenda, Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis reveal the important authoritarian changes underway across various global governance domains, including the global media landscape, international consumer advocacy and anti-corruption networks, and the hosting of major international sporting events and their governing federations.
This event is organized by NUPI and the Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics.
Please note that it takes place at The House of Literature in Oslo, 09.00 - 10.0 AM (CEST). It will also be streamed to NUPI's YouTube channel:
Alexander Cooley is the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science and Vice Provost for Research and Academic Centers at Barnard College, Columbia University. From 2015-21 he served as the 15th Director of Columbia University's Harriman Institute for the Study of Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe. Professor Cooley's research examines how international actors have influenced the governance, sovereignty, and security of the post-Communist states. In addition to his academic publications, Professor Cooley's commentaries have appeared in Foreign Affairs, New York Times, and Washington Post and he has testified for the US Congress, UK Parliament and the Parliament of Canada.
Alexander Dukalskis is associate professor in the School of Politics & International Relations at University College Dublin. His research and teaching interests include authoritarian politics, human rights, and Asian politics. He is also a frequent expert commentator in national and international media on these themes. From 2022-2024 he directed UCD's Centre for Asia-Pacific Research. He is the author of two previous books, Making the World Safe for Dictatorship (Oxford University Press, 2021) and The Authoritarian Public Sphere (Routledge, 2017), and academic articles in several leading journals.
Speakers
Alexander Dukalskis
Associate professor, School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin
Alexander Cooley
Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University
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