The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order
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Apr 08, 2025
from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM |
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| Where | Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium |
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The recipient of the 2025 Grawemeyer Award in World Order, John M. Owen IV, a University of Virginia politics professor will present.
He’s recognized for researching and writing “The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order,” an innovative book about the way the international ecosystem constrains and influences democracies.
Reminiscent of an earlier era of political science, the wide-ranging work grapples with intellectual ideas that will have direct impact on the worlds of politics, policy, and government — such as the likely future of international order, with an emphasis on the competition between democracies and autocracies. Historically rich and sophisticated, its breadth spans international relations, political theory, and comparative politics.
“Political scientists have tended to analyze democratic longevity and crises in domestic terms,” said University of Louisville professor of political science and University Scholar Charles E. Ziegler, director of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. “They generally look at internal economic structure, income levels, and a society’s cultural traits. Owen’s exposition of the role of the international ecosystem marks a major contribution to our understanding of world order.”
Free and open to the public.
