We look forward to seeing you at the virtual Democracy Deep Dive! Over the course of three days we will explore some of the challenges facing democracy and rebuilding democratic institutions.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm - 5:15pm (EDT)
Thursday, September 17th, 9:00 am - 2:15 pm (EDT)
Friday, September 18th, 9:00 am - 3:45 pm (EDT)
Click here for the At-A-Glance Schedule of Speakers (PDF)
Click here for session descriptions, assignments and background readings (PDF)
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NEW! Following up on Universal Voting session, Miles Rapoport has shared the following responses to questions from the chat and how to further support the cause HERE.
NEW! You can contact Professor Steven Friedman at SFriedman@uj.ac.za.
NEW! You can contact Miles Rapoport at miles_rapoport@hks.harvard.edu and Professor E.J. Dionne at EDIONNE@brookings.edu.
The following slides were shared by permission of the faculty member:
Please note, you can find recording links for each session below. These recordings will only be available for 30 days and should not be shared.
Session I: Reimagining Democracy Prerecorded lecture released by Monday, September 14th at 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Archon Fung (Harvard Kennedy School)
Session II: Misinformation, Polarization, and Declining Trust
Wednesday, September 16, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Nancy Gibbs (Harvard Kennedy School)
Session III: The Electoral College and Democratic Institutions
Wednesday, September 16, 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Alex Keyssar (Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences)
Session IV: Caste, Race and Social Division as a Challenge to Inclusive Democracy
Thursday, September 17, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Ashutosh Varshney (Brown University)
Session V: Democracy and Economic Inequality in America
Thursday, September 17, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT)
Faculty: Thomas Remington (Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences)
Session VI: Unequal Influence and Plutocracy
Thursday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Sharon Block (Harvard Law School) and Martin Gilens (UCLA)
Session VII: Building Democracy Where There was Little: Stories of Construction
Friday, September 18, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Steven Friedman (University of Johannesburg)
Session VIII: Universal Voting and Participation
Friday, September 18, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: E.J. Dionne (Harvard Divinity School) and Miles Rapoport (Harvard Kennedy School)
Session IX: Protests, Resistance, and Black Lives Matter
Friday, September 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Megan Ming Francis (University of Washington) and Dana Fisher (University of Maryland)
Session X: The Role of an Artist in Democracy
Friday, September 18, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (EDT)
Faculty: Sonya Clark (Amherst College) and Archon Fung (Harvard Kennedy School)