America’s Road to Authoritarianism - Steven Levitsky

Thank you to Dr. Steven Levitsky for an engaging and compelling keynote at the 2026 Lambeth Lecture! His talk, “America’s Road to Authoritarianism,” drew a packed audience to Moeser Auditorium on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

A special thanks to the Lambeth Lecture Committee for curating such a timely and impactful program. We look forward to continuing these important conversations in the future.

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The Lambeth Lectureship was established in 2006 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the late Joel L. Fleishman with a generous anonymous gift. It was supported in later years by additional donations under the leadership of Erskine Bowles. Presented annually, its purpose is to bring to campus distinguished speakers who are practitioners or scholars of public policy, particularly those whose work touches on the fields of education, ethics, democratic institutions, and civic engagement. The lectureship is administered by the Lambeth Lecture Committee, composed of faculty members, students, and distinguished individuals engaged in public policy, in collaboration with UNC Public Policy.

Learn more about the annual lecture here: https://publicpolicy.unc.edu/lambeth-...