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Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 1: Perspectives from Political Leaders

April 11, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
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Symposium

Future of the Left Symposium - Panel 1: Perspectives from Political Leaders

April 11, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Joaquín Almunia
Speaker
Joaquín Almunia
Chairman of the Center for European Studies (CEPS), Visiting Professor at the European Institute-London School of Economics, PSIA-Sciences Po and College of Europe-Natolin. Leader of the PSOE (1997-2000)
Georgios Kaminis
Speaker
Georgios Kaminis
Mayor of Athens (2010 - Present)
Sławomir Sierakowski
Speaker
Sławomir Sierakowski
Founder and Leader, Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique); Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Warsaw

Chair

Vincent Pons
Vincent Pons
Michael B. Kim Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
 
April 11, 2017
2:15pm - 4:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Video recording 1h:51m

In the first panel of this symposium, policy makers will share their perspective on the challenges of today’s leftist parties and examine if a transformation could strengthen them against threats to democratic principles.

A coffee break will follow this session from 4:00-4:15 pm in the CES Atrium.

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  • Peter A. Hall – Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies & CES Residents Faculty, Harvard University
  • Félix Krawatzek – Senior Researcher, ZOiS Berlin; Associate Member, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
  • Antonio Costa Pinto – Visiting Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Research Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Lisbon; Professor of Politics, Lusófona University
  • Gianni Riotta – Journalist & Pirelli Visiting Professor in Italian Studies, Department of French and Italian, Princeton University
  • Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
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