Taking place only 5 days before the U.S. Presidential inauguration, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex, and Professor Christopher Carman, University of Glasgow, discussed what to expect from the Trump 47 administration and reflected on Trump’s campaign promises, Cabinet nominations, and anticipated Executive Orders.

Speaker Bios

Natasha Lindstaedt is a professor of government at the University of Essex where she specializes in authoritarian regimes, democratic backsliding, failed states and human security. Her most recent books include Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence and the Research Handbook on Authoritarianism. An upcoming book will focus on autocratization and resistance. She has consulted for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission in Western Asia, International IDEA, and the European Union External Action Service.

Christopher J. Carman (Ph.D., 2000, University of Houston) is the Stevenson Professor of Citizenship at the University of Glasgow. He has previously taught at the Universities of Strathclyde and Pittsburgh. His research focuses on political representation and its alternatives (e.g., public petitions systems), elections and electoral processes, public opinion and public (environmental) policy.

First published: 15 January 2025

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