The Challenges of Liberal Democracy
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The Challenges of Liberal Democracy
בימים שני ושלישי, י”ח-י”ט בכסלו תש”ף, 16-17 בדצמבר 2019
בבית האקדמיה, כיכר אלברט איינשטיין, רחוב ז’בוטינסקי 43, ירושלים
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Monday, December 16, 2019
09:00 Greetings
Nili Cohen, President of the Academy; Tel Aviv University
09:15 General Introduction – Democracy, Liberalism, Rights
Chair: Avishai Margalit, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Liberal Democracy: Values and Institutions
Shlomo Avineri, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Representative Democracy: Vulnerabilities and Resilience
Dominique Moisi, Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Is Democracy Without Rights Possible?
Ruth Gavison, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
11:15 The Crisis of Liberal Democracy – I
Chair: Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy: An Overview
Zeev Sternhell, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Democracy: In Search of a Strategic Perspective
Werner Weidenfeld, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
The Tension between Majority Rule and Equal Human Rights in Contemporary Democracy
Moshe Halbertal, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Transformation of Israeli Democracy through the Judiciary
Yoav Dotan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
14:15 The Crisis of Liberal Democracy – II
Chair: Guy Stroumsa, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Illiberal Populism’s Challenge to Constitutional Justice
Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University
Implanting Liberal Democracy: The Arab Spring
Uzi Rabi, Tel Aviv University
Liberal Democracy and Challenges of Religion
Joseph Weiler, New York University
15:45 General Discussion
16:45 The Role of the Academies
Chair and Speaker: Nili Cohen, President of the Academy; Tel Aviv University
The Role of Learned Academies in Preserving the Humanistic Tradition
Linda Greenhouse, President of the American Philosophical Society
17:30 General Discussion
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
09:00 Gathering
09:30 Democracies in an Unequal World
Chair: Benjamin Isaac, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University
Inequality in Historical Perspective
Shulamit Volkov, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University
Citizens and Subjects: Voice and Representation in a Technological Age
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University
Democracy in a Digital-Global Society: Technology Giants vs. the Nation State
Michael Birnhack, Tel Aviv University
11:30 Between Liberalism and Religion
Chair: Sergiu Hart, Chair, Humanities Division of the Academy; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Between Democracy and Judaism
Izhak Englard, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Open Society and Closed Religion
Guy Stroumsa, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Oxford University
Liberalism between Religion and Nationalism
Menachem Mautner, Tel Aviv University
13:00 General Discussion
14:30 Challenges and Hazards
Chair: Ruth Gavison, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Liberal Deficit in Israel’s Democracy: A Brief Intellectual History
Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa
Rebuilding Relations among Authorities
Daniel Friedmann, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University
The Fate of Human Rights in Indifferent Societies
Andras Sajo, Central European University
16:30 General Discussion: How to Overcome the Crisis
Chairs: Shlomo Avineri, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University.
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