{"id":712930,"date":"2024-07-18T03:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T03:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=712930"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:30:41","slug":"democracy-series","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/democracy-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty: French and American Perspectives\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&#8220;Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty: French and American Perspectives,&#8221;<\/strong> a public discussion series from Villa Albertine taking place in person in and around Washington, DC, brings together French and American experts and US-based audiences alike on topics as diverse as disinformation, civic and youth engagement, and more. 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