The International Institute is pleased to welcome political science professor Robert Fishman to give a talk on one of the most contentious and consequential elections in American history. «On the Eve of History: The Extraordinary Election of 2024» is the title of his talk, which will indeed take place on November 4th, the eve of election day in the US.

Robert M. Fishman, Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Carlos III University of Madrid, earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Yale University where he also did his undergraduate work as a history major. Prior to moving to the Carlos III University in 2015, Fishman taught at the University of Notre Dame and previously at Harvard. His most recent book, Democratic Practice: Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion, Oxford University Press, 2019, has been published in translation in both Spanish and Portuguese. Fishman’s articles have been published in World Politics, the American Sociological Review, the Annual Review of Political Science, Politics and Society, Theory and Society, Comparative Politics, Contributions to Political Economy, Studies in Comparative International Development, South European Society and Politics, and other scholarly journals as well as several newspapers including El País, The New York Times and La Vanguardia. He is an avid student of politics and has written extensively on democracy and democratization, culture, politics, and inequality.

Professor Fishman’s talk and the Q&A session will be in English, followed by a reception.

The event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is requested.