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Conference

Democracy and Capitalism: An (Ant)agonistic History

12.02.2022 – 12.03.2022

Event Summary

Faces of famous leaders on banknotes from around the world
Illustration by William W. Potter via Adobe Stock.

Participants at this conference considered the interdependence and antagonisms of democratic governments and capitalist economies. The event included presentations from nine speakers representing a broad range of historical and theoretical areas of focus. Themes for discussion included "Early American Models of Self-Government," "Social Citizenship and Inclusion," "Dilemmas of Democratic Governance," and "Who Rules in a Democratic Economy?" The event concluded with a discussion at which participants set an agenda for future collaboration.

Speakers

Leah Downey

Speaker

Junior Research Fellow, St. John’s College at Cambridge University

Stefan Eich

Speaker

Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Ben Laurence

Speaker

Associate Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division and the Division of Social Sciences, University of Chicago

Bernadette Meyler

Speaker

Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

Bill Novak

Speaker

Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law, University of Michigan

Cécile Roudeau

Speaker

Professor of 19th-century American literature, Université Paris Cité

Stephen Sawyer

Speaker

Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History, American University of Paris

James T. Sparrow

Speaker

Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago

Karen Tani

Speaker

Seaman Family University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Chiara Cordelli

Participant

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago

Jonathan Levy

Participant

James Westfall Thompson Professor of US History, University of Chicago

Gabriel Winant

Participant

Assistant Professor of History, University of Chicago