Sep 14, 2018
Institutions and norms, both written and unwritten, underpin our rule-of-law, human rights-respecting democracies. Some of these have evolved to serve a dynamic and diverse society. Others have withstanded centuries of disruption and change. But it seems that many of them are now under threat in an era of flux and populism. What are the deeper forces at play, and what's beneath the constant churn of consumer partisanship and identity politics?
Ben is in Toronto to speak with Dr. Miriam Smith, Professor of Social Science at York University.
About the Guest
Miriam is a professor in the Law & Society Program in the Department of Social Science at York University. Previously, she held full-time faculty positions in political science at Carleton University (1989-2004) and Trent University (2004-2007). She received her B.A. in political science in 1982 from McGill University and her Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1990. Her research areas include Canadian and comparative politics, social movements, legal mobilization and public policy, especially, the LGBT movement in Canada in comparative perspective.