In November, Salzburg Global Seminar hosted in its historic home Schloss Leopoldskron the "Democracy on the Front Lines: Polarization, Culture and Resilience in America and the World" program, bringing together public and private sector professionals, along with academics teaching about the United States in universities across the rest of the world.
This report summarizes the discussions and insights that took place during this year’s session, including the effects of current dynamics and unreconciled historical roots of the US’ image and influence worldwide, the future of the field of American Studies and how it should be reorganized to include more diverse voices, what the US can learn from democratic innovations in other countries and how citizens, media, and institutions around the world can re-engage across divides to build resilience.
