2023 Summer Conference: Divisions in the Western Liberal Consensus
Dates: Monday, June 26 to Thursday, June 29, 2023
Attendees: 12 people, with an equal division between US and European scholars
Location: Le Mas de Pierre, St-Paul de Vence, France
The invasion of Ukraine has deepened discussions about the shared problems the EU and the US face in strengthen democratic institutions. This conference will assemble a group of European and American scholars in France to discuss challenges our democratic institutions face. The conference will encompass two full days of discussions in a seminar format, with sessions led by various attendees.
The first day’s discussion will engage with conceptual challenges to democratic institutions, including the lure of illiberalism, populism, nationalism, and how divisions about these ideas are sharpened by the Russian War in Ukraine. The second day will be a discussion of western liberal policies that are impacted by these challenges, such as foreign, defense, and economic policy.
Tentative Schedule:
Monday, June 26
4pm Check-in
7pm Welcome Reception
Tuesday, June 27
All day session
Conference dinner at hotel
Wednesday, June 28
All day session
Farewell dinner off campus
Thursday, June 29
10am Checkout