Leah Downey
Speaker
Junior Research Fellow, St. John’s College at Cambridge University
Conference
Democracy and Capitalism: An (Ant)agonistic History
12.02.2022 – 12.03.2022
Event Summary
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
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