Threats to Democracy: Trump, Traditionalism and the Future of Liberal Democracy

What threatens liberal democracy in our time? Individual political leaders — or deeper ideological currents that have been shaping society beneath the surface for decades?

Professor Mark Sedgwick, one of the world’s leading scholars on Traditionalism, discusses anti-modernist movements and the intellectual roots of today’s culture wars and anti-establishment politics.

Journalist and author Alain Roy offers a close examination of Donald Trump and the ideological forces surrounding the new American right.

Together with political scientist Gina Gustavsson and historian of religion David Thurfjell, the panel explores the political developments shaping our contemporary moment, from current events to their deeper intellectual and historical origins.

Recorded live at Scala Theatre in Stockholm on May 7, 2026.
Featuring keynote talks by Mark Sedgwick and Alain Roy, followed by a panel discussion with Gina Gustavsson and David Thurfjell.