Public Lecture with Carolina Plescia: 'What is democracy and how can we measure it?'

01.04.2026

On 26 March, Associate Professor Carolina Plescia gave a public lecture on the semester’s theme: ‘Where is democracy heading?’

In her English-language public lecture entitled “How can democracy be measured? Is democracy currently under threat?”, Carolina Plescia addresses what exactly is meant by “democracy” and how we can tell whether it is flourishing or under pressure.

You can find the recording of the lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA0eMmMe1f4