|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
For use in CHEM-C 106 and CHEM-T 580
|
|
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…
|
|
Introduction Discussion Board Video
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
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…
|
|
|
|
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…
|
|
|
|
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…
|
|
|
|
James P. White Lecture Series
|
|
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…
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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…
|