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Dec 6

Tuesday Dec 6, 2022

Electoral Commission & Democratization in Africa: Everyday Production of Democratic Legitimacy

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Location: Hesburgh Center Room C103

Nicholas Kerr
Assistant Professor  
Political Science Department
University of Florida

Why do some countries hold elections that meet global democratic standards, while other countries do not? In a talk…

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Dec 6

Tuesday Dec 6, 2022

China’s Rise as a Techno-Security State

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Location: 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

People Cheung

Tai Ming Cheung is director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and a professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UCSD. His areas of research focus include China's efforts to become a world-class science and technology power, and the relationship between geo-economics, innovation, and national security.

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Dec 6

Tuesday Dec 6, 2022

Screening of "The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom"

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Location: Carey Auditorium in the Hesburgh Library

Please join the Religious Liberty Initiative for a screening of The Hong Konger, a documentary produced by the Acton Institute that tells the story of media tycoon Jimmy Lai as he's forced to choose between defending Hong Kong's long-standing liberties or his own freedom.

Originally…

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Dec 8

Thursday Dec 8, 2022

Last class day

Location: campus-wide

Last day of classes

Dec. 9-11: Reading days (no examinations permitted)
Dec. 12-16: Final examinations (no review sessions permitted)

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Dec 9

Friday Dec 9, 2022

Conference: Speaking the Language of Liberalism and Democracy: Far Right Intellectuals, Pundits, and Politicians and the New Threat to Liberal Democracy

Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

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This conference aims to shed light on an increasingly prominent, clear, and present threat to the ideals and core values of liberal democracy. Participants must register and agree to read all papers in preparation for the workshop.

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Dec 10

Saturday Dec 10, 2022

Conference: Speaking the Language of Liberalism and Democracy: Far Right Intellectuals, Pundits, and Politicians and the New Threat to Liberal Democracy

Location: 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Liberalism Image 2 Web

This conference aims to shed light on an increasingly prominent, clear, and present threat to the ideals and core values of liberal democracy. Participants must register and agree to read all papers in preparation for the workshop.

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