The 20th Century Politics and Society Workshop (Ira Katznelson, Adam Tooze, and Jeremy Kessler, co-conveners) will hold its first meeting of the 2016-2017 year next Thursday, September 15, 2016.

The workshop brings together scholars in political science, history, and other disciplines to consider issues of shared interest.

Sveinn Jóhannesson (University of Cambridge) will join the workshop to present “‘Securing the State’: James Madison, Federal Emergency Powers and the Rise of the Liberal State in Post-Revolutionary America.”

In the tradition of the workshop, participants read circulated materials in advance. The featured speaker offers a brief introduction. After the discussants present their views, open conversation follows.

The reading material is available on the workshop’s web page: http://iserp.columbia.edu/workshop/workshop-20th-century-politics-and-society

The workshop will be held at 4:10 PM, in the Lehm