Leah Downey
Speaker
Junior Research Fellow, St. John’s College at Cambridge University
Participants at this conference will consider the interdependence and antagonisms of democratic governments and capitalist economies. The event will include presentations from nine speakers representing a broad range of historical and theoretical areas of focus. Themes for discussion include "Early American Models of Self-Government," "Social Citizenship and Inclusion," "Dilemmas of Democratic Governance," and "Who Rules in a Democratic Economy?" The event will conclude with a discussion at which participants will set an agenda for future collaboration.
This event is closed to the public.
Junior Research Fellow, St. John’s College at Cambridge University
Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Associate Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division and the Division of Social Sciences, University of Chicago
Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law, University of Michigan
Professor of 19th-century American literature, Université Paris Cité
Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History, American University of Paris
Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago
Seaman Family University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
James Westfall Thompson Professor of US History, University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of History, University of Chicago