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Event | January 16, 2025

The Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis

James Davison Hunter, author of Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s Political Crisis, explores the intricate relationship between democracy and the principles of solidarity in our increasingly polarized world.

  • January 16, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave., Charlottesville VA
  • 11:00 am–12:15 pm
Event | January 30, 2025

UVA's 2025 Community MLK Celebration

Michele Norris delivers UVA's 2025 Community MLK Celebration keynote address, followed by a discussion with Melody Barnes, executive director of UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy.

  • January 30, 2025
  • The Paramount Theater
  • 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Event | February 7, 2025

Tensions in American Conservative Thought

Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute shares his insights about the pressures that have shaped conservative thought and the conflicts between a desire for mainstream acceptance and the pull of extremism and populism.

  • February 7, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave. Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | March 21, 2025

Empowering Democratic Inclusion in a Globalized World

Archon Fung (Harvard Kennedy School), editor of Empowering Affected Interests, explores with Kirsten Gelsdorf (UVA Batten School) how democracy could be reconfigured in a world defined by increasing global interdependence.

  • March 21, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave. Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | April 25, 2025

Democracy and the Imagination

Deva Woodly (Brown University) and Lawrie Balfour (UVA Politics) discuss how their recent books reimagine the meaning of freedom and the possibilities of democracy. Moderated by Kevin Gaines (UVA Woodson Institute).

  • April 25, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave. Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm

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