03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Sponsored by: International Forum for Democratic Stuides
In his presentation, Elie Smith will discuss the ways that journalists, bloggers, activists, and ordinary citizens are harnessing social media to promote free speech and push for democratic change in the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Please join the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, Florida International University, and the National Endowment for Democracy for an engaging, free-flowing, Davos-style conversation on the state of democracy...
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Please join us for a discussion on “Democratizing China: Insights from Theory and History” to mark the publication of Minxin Pei’s forthcoming book China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Change (available in August). David Shambaugh and Geoff Dyer will provide comments.
