Lydia Khalil on Conditions for a Successful Democracy
Join us for Afternoon Light Live with Lydia Khalil and Georgina Downer
Lydia Khalil on Conditions for a Successful Democracy
This special Afternoon Light Live features our host, Georgina Downer, in conversation with Lydia Khalil. Lydia will discuss their contribution toward our landmark policy paper: Conditions for a Succesful Democracy.
We invite you to join us online OR register via this Eventbrite page to attend in person (if you are in Melbourne) at the Robert Menzies Institute.
Details of the event are:
Date: Monday 16th February
Time: 2 - 3pm
Venue: Live Online over Zoom / Robert Menzies Institute, Old Quad, East Wing, University of Melbourne, Parkville (for live audience)
Tickets: To attend in person, register click on the 'Reserve a spot' button on this page (limited seating)
If you can't attend in person, register HERE to join us online on the day.
This is a non-catered event.
Georgina and Lydia will talk for the first 30 min, and the next 30 min will be audience Q&A.
Lydia Khalil directs the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute, overseeing the Digital Threats to Democracy Project. Her career spans governance, technology, and security, with expertise in terrorism and political violence. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University's Alfred Deakin Institute, co-convening the AVERT Research Network, and leads the Crisis Points project at the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. Lydia has advised the US Department of Defense and New York Police Department.
Conditions for a Successful Democracy is the RMI's landmark policy paper that examines the challenges facing Australia’s current democracy and offers practical policy recommendations for revitalising and buttressing our democratic norms, practices and habits.
The paper is authored by the Institute’s Research Manager Dr Zachary Gorman and is based on the discussions held on 18 June 2025 at the Institute’s annual Policy Dialogue that brought together 30 leading academics, public figures and policy experts from across the political landscape to discuss the ‘Conditions for a Successful Democracy’.
Join us for Afternoon Light Live with Lydia Khalil and Georgina Downer
Lydia Khalil on Conditions for a Successful Democracy
This special Afternoon Light Live features our host, Georgina Downer, in conversation with Lydia Khalil. Lydia will discuss their contribution toward our landmark policy paper: Conditions for a Succesful Democracy.
We invite you to join us online OR register via this Eventbrite page to attend in person (if you are in Melbourne) at the Robert Menzies Institute.
Details of the event are:
Date: Monday 16th February
Time: 2 - 3pm
Venue: Live Online over Zoom / Robert Menzies Institute, Old Quad, East Wing, University of Melbourne, Parkville (for live audience)
Tickets: To attend in person, register click on the 'Reserve a spot' button on this page (limited seating)
If you can't attend in person, register HERE to join us online on the day.
This is a non-catered event.
Georgina and Lydia will talk for the first 30 min, and the next 30 min will be audience Q&A.
Lydia Khalil directs the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute, overseeing the Digital Threats to Democracy Project. Her career spans governance, technology, and security, with expertise in terrorism and political violence. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University's Alfred Deakin Institute, co-convening the AVERT Research Network, and leads the Crisis Points project at the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. Lydia has advised the US Department of Defense and New York Police Department.
Conditions for a Successful Democracy is the RMI's landmark policy paper that examines the challenges facing Australia’s current democracy and offers practical policy recommendations for revitalising and buttressing our democratic norms, practices and habits.
The paper is authored by the Institute’s Research Manager Dr Zachary Gorman and is based on the discussions held on 18 June 2025 at the Institute’s annual Policy Dialogue that brought together 30 leading academics, public figures and policy experts from across the political landscape to discuss the ‘Conditions for a Successful Democracy’.
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- 1 hour
- In person
Location
Old Quadrangle
University of Melbourne
Victoria Parkville, VIC 3010
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