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How to Combine Immigration and Democracy
Wed, October 19th, 2022
Live Online
People claim that massive flows of immigration and demographic change have been helping a wave of populist parties gain power from Italy and Sweden to the United States. But immigration and demographic change don’t affect politics—politicians who tell a powerful story about these forces do.
Join Justin Gest, Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, and Rachel Kleinfeld as they discuss Gest’s new book Majority Minority, and how immigration is affecting democratic politics around the world and in the United States. They will also discuss how governments and politicians can positively respond to shifting demographics in increasingly diverse societies.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan
Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan is associate director of the International Program at the Migration Policy Institute, and a nonresident fellow with MPI Europe. Her areas of expertise include social cohesion and identity, public opinion and narratives, and the global governance of migration.
Justin Gest
Justin Gest is an associate professor of policy and government at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. He is the author of six books and a variety of peer-reviewed articles on immigration and the politics of demographic change, including his newest, Majority Minority.
Rachel Kleinfeld
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, where she focuses on issues of rule of law, security, and governance in democracies experiencing polarization, violence, and other governance problems.