The Legacy of Laura Pollán: the Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba
This event honoredLaura Pollán (1948-2011), founder of Cuba's Ladies in WhiteAbout the EventFor captions, select full screen viewer.In...
Carl Gershman’s Tribute to Jean Bethke Elshtain
The University of Chicago October 13, 2011 In January of this year, Jean Bethke Elshtain completed nine years of service on the Board of the National Endowment for Democracy, the maximum period of continuous service that is permitted...
REMARKS BY CARL GERSHMAN DELIVERED AT THE CONFERENCE “DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL: RELIGION, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND DEMOCRATIC THEORY” THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DIVINITY SCHOOL
When Jean Bethke Elshtain’s Democracy on Trial appeared in 1995, it attracted great attention because it challenged the democratic triumphalism that still prevailed in the United States in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dramatic expansion of democracy around the...
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