Professor of History and Rector Emeritus, Central European University; Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
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Join us for the inaugural Václav Havel Lecture on Human Rights, Civil Society and Democracy with a keynote address by CES Senior Fellow Michael Ignatieff, rector emeritus and professor of history at Central European University (CEU). Ignatieff is the 2024 recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award in Social Science recognizing his academic and political dedication to defending “the values of freedom, human rights, tolerance and the safeguarding of institutions.” This keynote also marks the first event of the Center's Democracy and its Critics Initiative.
This event is part of the Democracy and its Critics Initiativewhich was launched by the
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) in the fall of 2024 to focus on the
history and contemporary shape of democracy in Europe and provide a
platform for events, conferences, and research on these pressing issues.
Photo Credit: Václav Havel, 1965 by Jaroslav Krejčí, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.