Seminar: Harris (?) versus Trump: Is more drama to follow? [6 August 2024]

Seminar: Harris (?) versus Trump: Is more drama to follow? [6 August 2024]

Please join us on 6 August from 14h30 to 16h30 to listen to Prof Rod Uphoff (University of Missouri) for his insights on American politics and the presidential election of 2024. He will also answer questions on Trump’s legal cases.
  • When 06 Aug, 2024 from 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM (Africa/Johannesburg / UTC200)
  • Where Seminar Rooms 1A and 1B, Life Sciences Building, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town
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On 5 November 2024 American voters will go to the polls to elect a new president. After growing calls from senior Democrats, Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and, at the time of writing, Kamala Harris seems to be the most like candidate to step up to the plate as the Democratic Party’s candidate. Trump is perhaps one of the most divisive figures in American politics of recent years and US politics appear to be increasingly polarised.

The legal wranglings of Trump have placed the integrity of candidates under the spotlight and with the July 2024 decision of the Supreme Court granting presidents immunity for all official acts has shifted the discourse into a different realm of constitutionalism.

Who wins the election in November will have implications for the entire world including Africa and South Africa. Traditionally the Democrats have had a more sympathetic approach to Africa and South Africa. Should Donald Trump win the election it can be anticipated that US policy will be more disengaged with regards to Africa and South Africa.

Speaker: Prof Rodney Uphoff, University of Missouri

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