Education | 2019 Summer Global Leadership Seminar

The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia's Summer Global Leadership Seminar brings together students from across the Philadelphia region to learn, debate and discuss crucial topics in world affairs. This year's program was titled "The Rise of Political Populism" and featured debates, a crisis simulation on the Organization of American States, lectures from academics and policymakers, and a culminating trip to Washington D.C.

Participants explored the rise of both left-wing and right-wing populism in countries around the world including recent examples in Venezuela and Italy, among others. Students explored the contexts and cultures of these unique case studies and applied that knowledge to current trends in America and abroad.