An insider's view on election night
5 November 2024
16:00 - 17:00
Speakers' Corner
Who will be the next president of the United States?
In this turbulent geopolitical time, that question is more urgent than ever. On November 5, Americans will head to the polls. Will Donald Trump get a second chance, or will Kamala Harris become the first female president of the country?
Shana Atangana Bekono will moderate an interactive discussion after interviewing Jennifer Smits-Kilgus, who will talk about how the Democratic and Republican parties function, the framing of issues, the role of effective leadership, and the power dynamics within Congress.
Jennifer Smits-Kilgus (New Hampshire, 1976) is an American-Dutch essayist and commentator on American politics. Her opinion pieces have appeared in de Volkskrant and she is also a Senior Lecturer of Public Policy at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Previously, she worked for over a decade in Washington DC, where she served as a high-level political appointee during the Bush administration. Additionally, she held advisory and press roles to Members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, and was a K Street corporate lobbyist. Currently she is writing an essay collection which details the inner workings of Washington.
Shana Atangana Bekono is a senior lecturer at the International Public Policy and leadership programme where she teaches European Governance and International Relations. In addition to being a lecturer, she is a researcher at the Changing Role of Europe lectorate. In her role as lecturer-researcher, she is, among other things, constantly busy making connections between the European field of work, research and education.
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