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“The Global Democratic Recession. And How to Reverse It” with Larry Diamond

Dr. Larry Diamond discusses a deepening global recession of freedom and democracy since 2006, which has accelerated in recent years with the spread of authoritarian populism. He identifies causes…

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The Civil Rights Movement and Grassroots Democracy: A Discussion with Charles E. Cobb

Fifty-six years ago, a small group of young people risked their lives to bring democracy and freedom to a totalitarian state. The state was Mississippi. The young people were activists in the…

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An Introduction to Entropy - A Conceptual Take

For use in CHEM-C 106 and CHEM-T 580

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09/11/2017 Colloquium Series: David Stadelmann Department of Economics, University of Bayreuth:“Politicians Change Their Behavior and Seek the Public Interest after Achieving Office”

Do newly elected politicians correspond to the public interest after achieving political office? We show that politicians change their behavior once changing from one elected office to another. In…

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Great Conversations - Susan Albertine

Susan Albertine is a senior scholar in the Office of Liberal Learning and the Global Commons at AAC&U and a career-long literacy educator and advocate for educational reform. In this…

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Global Perspectives Series: Thomas Carothers

Thomas Carothers is Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His lecture entitled "Doubts and Dilemmas: U.S. Responses to Arab Political Change" was…

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Global Perspectives Series: Augustin K. Fosu 11-7-2013

Professor Augustin K. Fosu, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, presented "Developing African Economies: The Past, Present, and Future" the…

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Authoritarian Soft Power? Russia, International Cyber Conflict, and the Rise of “Information Warfare - Jackie Kerr

This talk examines Russia’s evolving information strategy abroad, examining the variety of different tools now being used to try to influence the domestic political discourse and media space of…

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04/03/2017 Colloquium Series - Robert Fleck: “Increasing the Value of Property Rights by Limiting Transferability”

We examine non-price allocation mechanisms when the incentive and information constraints faced by a democratic government may render the ideal (i.e., “first-best”) outcomes…

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03/25/2017 Russian Studies Workshop - The Political Economy Of Contemporary Autocracy

The persistence of autocratic regimes in the context of modern societies creates significant challenges for social science theory and empirical research. The panelists will address these challenges…

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02/20/2017 Colloquium Series - Susan Williams: “Dialogic Democracy, Feminist Theory, and Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making”

The paper describes and analyzes women’s participation in the recent constitutional amendment process in Liberia and argues that a feminist, dialogic model best captures the lessons learned…

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01/23/2017 Colloquium Series - F. Andrew Hanssen: “Engineering the Rule of Law in Ancient Athens”

Scholars typically regard the “rule of law”—a stable and predictable process by which laws are implemented, enforced, and changed—as a cornerstone of good governance and a…

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L100 02-3 The Powers of the Supreme Court

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Beverly McLachlin (2015 Apr. 8), Civility in the Age of the Internet

James P. White Lecture Series

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CIBER Focus: "Part 6 of Business & Peace: Corporate Governance" with Dr. John Sullivan

In part 6 of our month-long conversation about the role business can and should play in the world's peace processes, Dr. John Sullivan, retired Executive Director of the Center for International…

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Chapter 12 Part 1

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Business & Peace Livestream 3: Trade & Peace Panel 10/3/2016

First panel of the Oct. 3 Business and Peace Conference, featuring Donald Cassell, Philip Powell, and John Sullivan. Moderated by John Forrer on the topic Trade and Peace.

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Chapter 11, Part 1

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Y103 Chapter 9 - Part 1

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09/23/16 Tocqueville Lecture Series - Robert Gannett: “The Politics of Imagination: Community Organizing in Chicago as a Response to Tocqueville’s Challenge”

Veteran Chicago community organizer Robert T. Gannett, Jr. will analyze the intellectual legacy bequeathed by Alexis de Tocqueville, French philosopher, American traveler, and author of…

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