The workshop will involve six talks by leading figures in philosophy, political theory, and law, each presenting new work on democratic theory.

UCHV sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of the program, speakers, or views presented.

Speakers

• Arash Abizadeh, McGill University 
• Chiara Cordelli, University of Chicago
• Edward B. Foley, Crane Fellow in Law and Public Policy (Program in Law and Public Policy)
• Hélène Landemore, Yale University 
• Rahul Sagar, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Professor for Distinguished Teaching 
• Jake Zuehl, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Conference organizer:
Daniel Wodak, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow

Schedule

Friday, February 28, 2025

10:30 – 12:15            Jake Zuehl (Hebrew University), Democracy, Autonomy, and the General Will

12:15 – 1:15                Lunch

1:15 - 3:00                 Chiara Cordelli (Chicago), Socialism as Reconciliation: On the Point and Scope of Economic Democracy

3 – 3:30                      Coffee 

3:30 – 5:15                 Ned Foley (Ohio State), Tournament Voting

Saturday, March 1, 2025

10:30 – 12:15              Arash Abizadeh (McGill), Popular Sovereignty vs Democracy: Or, How Rousseau Killed Democracy

12:15 – 1:15                Lunch

1:15 – 3:00                  Hélène Landemore (Yale), Citizen-Legislators? Citizens on Top and Experts on Tap in the French Convention for Climate

3 – 3:30                       Coffee 

3:30 – 5:15                  Rahul Sagar (NYU Abu Dhabi), Can Rule By Foreigners Be Justified?