A discussion with Chris Patten and Coline Covington Hosted by Gerard Fromm
On 6th January 2021 more than 50 pro-Democracy activists were arrested in Hong Kong. That same day pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill in Washington, DC accusing the US Government of “stealing” the vote. The juxtaposition of these events raises questions about why democracy is under attack, what happens when people feel they have no voice and no future, and the growing appeal of authoritarianism. The most fundamental issue that confronts us is how liberal democracy will survive if it is attacked both from outside – from Russia and China for example – and from within.
Please note: The event will be recorded and available to watch for one month. A link and password will be emailed to all those registered after the event to access the recording.
Chris Patten was a British Minister, the last Governor of Hong Kong and a European Commissioner for External Relations. Since 2003 he has been Chancellor of Oxford University. He has written several books the last of which, First Confession, was published in 2016.
Coline Covington is a Jungian Analyst and a Fellow of International Dialogue Initiative. She was chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council and Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Her recent book For Goodness Sake: Bravery, Patriotism and Identity highlights the importance of our political beliefs to our personal identity and sense of self.
Gerard Fromm is a Distinguished Scholar of the Erikson Institute at the Austen Riggs Center. He is the current president of the International Dialogue Initiative and a past president of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations.
This event is co-sponsored by International Dialogue Initiative and Phoenix Publishing House.