january, 2021

14jan1:00 pm- 2:30 pmEric Foner - AAPSS Fellows Webinar: Can Democracy Survive Growing Inequality?

Event Details

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will host a virtual conversation “Can Democracy Survive Growing Inequality?” on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST.  New York Times columnist David Leonhardt will moderate a conversation with the 2020 AAPSS Fellows: Katherine Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eric Foner, Columbia University; Helen Milner, Princeton University; Mario Luis Small, Harvard University and Bruce Western, Columbia University. The discussion will take stock of the current state of racial and socioeconomic inequality in the United States and around the world, and suggest public policy opportunities for the Biden administration. Please register here.

New York Times columnist David Leonhardt moderates a conversation among the 2020 Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science:

Katherine Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eric Foner, Columbia University
Helen Milner, Princeton University
Mario Luis Small, Harvard University
Bruce Western, Columbia University

The discussion will take stock of the current state of racial and socioeconomic inequality in the United States and around the world, and suggest public policy opportunities for the Biden administration. How did we arrive at our current state of racial and socioeconomic inequality, and how can we understand this moment in historical context? How does inequality destabilize American democracy and has it exacerbated political instability around the world?

Time

(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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