Civil Society Brunch: "Making Rulers Our Equals"
Claudio López-Guerra (University of Richmond)
Past Events
Dinner & Dialogue: "The Perimeters of Protest"
Fannie Bialek (Religion and Politics) and Kit Wellman (Philosophy)
Dinner & Dialogue: "Whose Land is This Land: Land Rights and Indigeneity”
Steven Gunn (Law) and Frank Lovett (Political Science)
Civil Society Brunch: "What Are Elections for and How Can We Make Them Better?"
Emilee Chapman (Stanford University)
Dinner & Dialogue: “Riches and Rags: Is Inequality Wrong?”
Nic Koziolek and Kit Wellman
John Inazu Book Release: "Learning to Disagree"
A panel discussion featuring Professor Inazu, Jennifer Duncan, Penina Acayo Laker, and Frank Lovett
Dinner & Dialogue: “Open Borders and the Right to Exclude"
Zachary Bowersox (Political Science) and Akshan deAlwis (Philosophy)
Dinner & Dialogue: “Sensible Censorship: What Secrets Should the Government Keep?”
Justin Fox (WashU, Political Science) and William H. Harwood (Missouri State University, Philosophy)
Civil Society Initiative Open House
Learn about the faculty and student research supported by the Civil Society Initiative
Civil Society Brunch: "Respect and the Challenge of Equality"
Jeff Spinner-Halev (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Dinner & Dialogue: Is Democracy the Best Form of Government?
Allan Hazlett and Kit Wellman will debate the merits of epistocracy, on which knowledgeable people have more political power than others
Civil Society Brunch: “Why Political Polarization Will Get Worse If People Are Reasonable"
Thomas Kelly (Princeton University)
Dinner & Dialogue: Is Protest Voting Wrong?
Dinner & Dialogue: Should Children Be Allowed to Vote?
Colloquium: Lucy Vollbrecht
Lucy Vollbrecht (WashU)