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Sheldonian Series: Democracy

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The inaugural event - Invited participants in the panel discussion represented a range of perspectives, and students, staff and alumni in attendance had an opportunity to engage with the views put forward on the topic of Democracy
Speakers: Henry Zeffman, BBC chief political correspondent; Sonia Sodha, chief leader writer and a columnist at the Observer; and Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at the University of Oxford. Rachel Sylvester, political columnist at The Times, was the Moderator.
In addition to the panel, two alumni joined the event via video. Anne-Marie Slaughter (CEO of New America and former Director of Policy Planning at the US State Department) examined what Donald Trump's victory might mean for the USA, and Professor Simon Johnson (Nobel Prize winner in Economics Sciences) discussed the role of technological advances in global democracy.

Questions from the audience inspired further exploration of democracy in the context of mitigating climate change, minority voices, and the electoral process.

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Sheldonian Series: Life

The Vice Chancellor moderates three guest speakers, delivering presentations examining the theme of Life from planetary, technological and ethical perspectives followed by a lively audience Q&A session.
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Series
The Sheldonian Series
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Tim Soutphommasane
Rachel Sylvester
Irene Tracey
Henry Zeffman
Sonia Sodha
Ben Ansell
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Simon Johnson
Keywords
democracy
global democracy
climate change
electoral process
freedom of speech
Department: University Administration and Services (UAS)
Date Added: 26/11/2024
Duration: 01:01:36

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