Public Events for the The Center for The Study of Democracy
Upcoming Events Unless otherwise noted, these events are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Students, Faculty, and Community Members are all invited to join in the discourses concerning Democracy today.
Past Events
Date Title 2008March 3, 2008
2:00-3:30pm
(Monday)Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series
"Covering Islam: A Challenge for American Journalism"
Philp Bennett
Managing Editor: Washington Post
UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom D
Download RemarksFebruary 26, 2008
3:30 pm
(Tuesday)Eckstein Lecture
Ordinary People and Democracy (see flyer)
Ron Inglehart
University of Michigan
(SSPA 1100)February 13, 2008
3:30 pm (Wednesday)Ed Rollins Lecture (see flyer)
A Primer on the Presidential Primaries
Ed Rollins
Campaign Director for Ronald Regan and National Campaign Chair and Senior Advisor to Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee.
(SSPA 1100)January 24, 2008
6:00pm (Thursday)Democracy Dinner
Troy Duster
New York University
(Il Fornaio Restaurant ) 2006-2007November 15, 2007
Dialogue on Democracy and Islam
“A Story about the Children of Israel and Palestine.”
Keith Morrison
NBC Journalist
11/15/2007 Crystal Cove Auditorium 2:00pmNovember 11, 2007 Peltason Chair Reception
CSD Leadership Council, Faculty, Staff, and GuestsNovember 8, 2007
CSD Democracy Dinner
"Driving Democracy: Do Powersharing Institutions Work?"
Pippa Norris
Harvard University
October 4, 2007 Fall Welcome Reception
CSD Faculty, Graduate Fellows, and GuestsJune 20, 2007 Year-End Reception
CSD Faculty, Graduate Fellows, and GuestsJune 6, 2007
CSD Democracy Dinner
“The Political Logic of a Downsian Space.”
Paul M. Sniderman
Stanford University
May 16 , 2007
Dialogue on Democracy and Islam
"Ahmadinejad and the Problems and Prospects of Democracy in Iran"
Abbas Milani
Stanford University
5/16/2007 SSPB 1208
May 29 , 2007
CSD Colloquium
"The Shape of Civic Mindedness:
Insights from the New Round of the
World Value Survey"
Christian Welzel
Jacobs University Bremen
May 8 , 2007
CSD Democracy Dinner
“Power Without Efficacy: The Decline of the American Corporate Elite”
Mark Mizruchi
University of Michigan
May 3 , 2007
Center for the Study of Democracy and Model United Nations
"Remarks on the Middle East Conflict, Israel, and Palestine"
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States and Carter Center Founder
April 19, 2007
2006-2007 Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series/Peltason Lecture on Democracy
"Human Rights and Ethical Globalization "
Mary Robinson
Fmr President of Ireland (1990-1997), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002)
For program details, click here . For Robinson's bio, click hereApril 17, 2007
Democracy Dialogue Luncheon
“Politics and Society in Present-day Afghanistan”
Faizullah Zaki
Afghanistan ParliamentApril 5, 2007
CSD Luncheon
"The Missing Link: Why Easier Voter Registration Failed to Boost US Voter Turnout"
Craig Brians
Virginia TechMarch 14 , 2007
CSD Democracy Dinner
“Faith in Immigrant Rights: The Promises and Challenges of Religious Voices in Democratic Processes”
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
USC, Los Angeles.March 1 , 2007
CSD Democracy Dinner
“The Nature of Political Leadership”
George Edwards III
Texas A&M UniversityFebruary 24, 2007
Democracy and its Development
3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference
To view the conference program, click here.February 23, 2007
CSD Luncheon
"The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How To Get Back on Track"
Norm Ornstein
American Enterprise InstituteFebruary 22, 2007
CSD Luncheon
"The Two Democracies of Thailand: Cultural Origins of the Overthrow of a Democratic Government "
Robert Albritton
University of MississippiJanuary 24, 2007
Dialogue on Democracy
"The Big Enchilada: What Arnold Really Wants in his Second Term"
Joe Mathews
Los Angeles Times
Event PhotosJanuary 18, 2007 2006-2007 Eckstein Lecture
"Oil, Democracy and War"
Terry Lynn Karl
Stanford University
Event PhotosJanuary 18, 2007 Democracy Dinner
"Not on your Vita: The Relevance of Comparative Politics for Public Life"
Terry Lynn Karl
Stanford UniversityDecember 6, 2006 CSD Wine and Cheese Party
CSD Leadership Council, Faculty, Staff, and GuestsNovember 28, 2006 Dialogue on Democracy and Islam
"Observations of Iraqi Political Party Development from 2003 to 2006"
Susan Kupperstein
Democracy and Governance Practice Leader, Social Impact, and Podlich Fellow, Center for the Study of DemocracyNovember 16, 2006 Dialogue on Democracy and Islam
"Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone"
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Assistant Managing Editor, The Washington Post
For Chandrasekaran's bio, click here.
Event PhotosNovember 15, 2006 Democracy Dinner
"Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places: Northern Ireland and Iraq"
Brendan O'Leary
University of PennsylvaniaNovember 6, 2006 2006-07 Economics of Governance Lecture
"The Changing Landscape of Economic Inequality"
Janet Yellen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
For Yellen's bio, click here.
Event PhotosNovember 1, 2006 CSD Colloquium
"Making Policy for Europe: The Policy Process in the European Parliament”
Arlene McCarthy
Member of the European Parliament Labour PartyOctober 18, 2006 CSD Colloquium
"Rethinking Race and Politics: Multiracialism And the Trajectory of Minority Politics”
(Job Talk)
Natalie Masuoka
CSD Graduate FellowOctober 13, 2006 CSD Welcome Reception- CSD Faculty, Graduate Fellows, and Guests
October 12, 2006 Democracy Dinner
"Religious Conservatives in U.S. Welfare State Politics"
Jill Quadagno
Florida State University 2005-2006July 17, 2006 Conference on the Development of Electoral Democracy in East Asia May 31, 2006
12:30 pm
SSPB 5206"The Human Development Model of Social & Political Change: Theory & Evidence"
Christian Welzel
International University BremenMay 25, 2006
4:00 pm
SSPB 1208Democracy Dialogue with Wang Dan
"Rethinking the Past and Looking Forward to the Future of China"April 29, 2006 Second Annual CSD Graduate Student Conference
"Democracy and its Development"April 26, 2006
4:00 pm
SSLH 1002005-2006 Economics of Governance Lecture
"The Anti-Globalization Critics: Why They Are Wrong"
Jagdish Bhagwati
University Professor of Economics, Columbia UniversityFebruary 28, 2006
3:00-5:00 pm
SSPB 1208Graduate Student Mock Conference Panel February 27, 2006
7:30-9:30 pm
SSLH 100"The Role of Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society in Peace Building"
Manuel Hassassian
Palestinian Ambassador to Great Britain and Professor of International Politics and Relations
and
Edward (Edy) Kaufman
Senior Research Associate, Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland
February 18-19, 2006
Plurality and Multi-Round Electoral Systems Conference February 15, 2006
12:00-1:30 pm
SSPB 5206"Why has the Ruling LDP Stayed in Power so Long in Japan? Democratic System Support & Electoral Behavior"
Aiji Tanaka
Waseda UniversityFebruary 13, 2006
SSPB 5206Conference on the Politics of Special Interests
January 26, 2006
3:30-5:00 pm
SSPA 11002005-2006 Eckstein Lecture
"The Myth of Polarized America: Update"
Morris P. Fiorina
Wendt Family Professor of Political Science, Stanford University 2004-2005December 5, 2005 "Civil Society Reconsidered: The Durable Nature and Community Context of Collective Civic Action”
Doug McAdam
Democracy DinnerNovember 3, 2005 "Jihadi Terrorism in Thailand: The Crisis in the South"
Robert Albritton
Colloquium hosted by Asian Studies Program and CSDOctober 26, 2005 "Measuring Democracy: Some Fallacies of a Critical Enterprise"
Robert Albritton
Democracy DinnerOctober 24, 2005 Discussion on Shared Governance
Al Carnesale
Democracy DialogueSeptember 27, 2005 "Assimilating Women Into Iraq's Economy and Imperative for Achieving Democracy"
Eileen Padberg
Democracy DialogueAugust 10, 2005 "Does Cyber Campaigning Win Votes?"
Ian McAllister
CSD ColloquiumAugust 4, 2005 Jordi Pujol
Former President of Catalan
LuncheonJune 17, 2005 CSD Year End Reception
CSD faculty, graduate fellows, and guestsMay 23, 2005 "Authoritarian Breakdown"
Barbara Geddes
Democracy SeminarApril 11, 2005 "Protest and the Velvet Glove: Democratization in East Europe 1984-1994"
J. Craig Jenkins
Democracy DinnerApril 9, 2005 "Terrorism and Democracy"
Jose Maria Aznar
Prime Minister of Spain
2004-2005 Peltason Lecture on DemocracyMarch 1, 2005 "The Russian People and Foreign Policy"
William Zimmerman
Democracy DinnerFebruary 26, 2005 "1990-2005: Democracy and its Development"
CSD First Annual Graduate Student Conference on DemocracyFebruary 14, 2005 "Taxation and Decentralization"
CSD ConferenceJanuary 27, 2005 "An Arab More than a Muslim Political Gap"
Alfred Stepan
2004-2005 Eckstein LectureJanuary 24, 2005 Recognition of 10 Years of Service
Reception in Honor of Russell DaltonJanuary 14, 2005 "The Impact of Direct Democracy"
CSD ConferenceOctober 30-31, 2004 "Judging Transitional Justice"
Conference hosted by CSD and the Center for Global Peace & Conflict StudiesOctober 28-30, 2004 "Challenges of a Transboundary World"
CSD ConferenceOctober 26, 2004 "Institutions to Promote Fiscal Discipline"
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
2004-2005 Economics of Governance Lecture