Reclaiming Legitimacy: Universities, Elites, and Democratic Renewal

Reclaiming Legitimacy: Universities, Elites, and Democratic Renewal

This international roundtable convenes leading scholars and public intellectuals to examine the contemporary crisis of higher education and its implications for democratic life. 

This international roundtable convenes leading scholars and public intellectuals to examine the contemporary crisis of higher education and its implications for democratic life. 

Welcome and Institutional Remarks
Paolo Boccardelli Rector, Luiss
Pasquale Ferrara President, Reset DOC

Panel 1 – Rebuilding Trust and Civic Responsibility
Arjun Appadurai Professor Emeritus, New York University
Craig Calhoun Professor, Arizona State
Chris Higgins Chair of the Department of Formative Education, Boston College

Panel 2 – Turning Ideas into Practice
Silja Häusermann Professor, University of Zurich
Giovanni Orsina Head of the Department of Political Science, Luiss
Shalini Randeria Former President, Central European University

Moderator
Giancarlo Bosetti Vice-President, Reset DOC

 

Registration