Welcome, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 10:00 a.m.

Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Helena Rosenblatt, Professor of History and French, The Graduate School, CUNY

James Miller, Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics and Faculty Director of Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism, The New School

 

Panel 1. Liberalism and Universal Norms, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 10:30-11:45 a.m.

 Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Edward Luce, Financial Times chief US Commentator

Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and Professor of History, Yale University

Charles Mills, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Eric Weitz, Distinguished Professor of History at City College and The Graduate Center, CUNY

Moderator: Lynn Hunt, Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA

 

 

Panel 2. Religious Freedom as a Liberal Right, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 12-1:15 p.m.

 Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University

Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Winnifred Sullivan, Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Affiliate Professor of Law, Indiana University at Bloomington

Moderator: Robert Boyers, Professor of English, Skidmore College and Editor of Salmagundi

 

 

LUNCH BREAK 1:15-2:15 p.m.

Please click here for restaurant ideas.

 

Keynote, Liberalism and ‘the arc of history’, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 2:30-3:00 p.m.

 Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Edward Luce, Financial Times chief US Commentator

 

 

Panel 3. Individualism & Moral Values, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 3:15-4:30 p.m.

 Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Patrick Deneen, Professor of Political Science, David A. Potenziani Memorial College Chair, University of Notre Dame

William Galston, Ezra K. Zilkha Chair and Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution

Lynn Hunt, Distinguished Research Professor, UCLA

Helena Rosenblatt, Professor of History and French, The Graduate School, CUNY

Moderator: Robert Boyers, Professor of English, Skidmore College and Editor of Salmagundi

 

 

Panel 4. Liberalism v. Democracy, Elebash Recital Hall (1st floor), 4:30-5:45 p.m.

 Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Michael Kazin, Professor of History, Georgetown University and Co-Editor of Dissent

James Kloppenberg, Charles Warren Professor of American History, Harvard University

Nadia Urbinati, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies, Columbia University

Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University

Moderators: James Miller, Professor of Liberal Studies and Politics and Faculty Director of Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism, The New School and Helena Rosenblatt, Professor of History and French, The Graduate School, CUNY

 

 

Panel 5. Big government v. Free markets, Proshansky Auditorium (C level), 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Registration Required  –register here.

Heather Boushey, Executive Director and Chief Economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Richard Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and Director of Classical Liberal Institute

Paul Krugman, Distinguished Professor of Economics, The Graduate Center, CUNY and op-ed columnist for the New York Times

Moderator: Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University

 

 

This is the first of two conferences on the subject of Liberalism & Democracy. The next conference, which will take place at The New School on February 7-8, will explore the prospects for democracy in America in a context that acknowledges the historical and contemporary tensions between democracy and liberal values, both in theory and in practice. For more information, contact millerje@newschool.edu

 

 

 

Also part of The Promise and Perils of Democracy Series: Democracy is under threat. Around the world, we see the rise of anti-democratic movements, leaders, and policies. To address this crisis and explore possible solutions, The Graduate Center will dedicate two years of public programming and scholarship to understanding the present state and future of democracy. This fall, we present several events in this timely new series.

 

Registration for individual Panels 1-4 and/or the Keynote is here.

Registration Required here for Panel 5: Big government v. Free markets, in the Proshansky Auditorium 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Places we like for a quick bite:

Pret a Manger – 389 5th Ave (at 36th Street)

Potbelly – 366 5th Ave (right across the street)

X’ian famous foods – 14 E 34th St

Cafe Rustico II – 62 E 34th St

 

Other ideas:

A long list from Google

A shorter list from Yelp

By neighborhood suggestions from Eater (scroll down to “Midtown”)