How can we foster meaningful conversation across lines of difference in today’s politically polarized world? This event is open to UVA alumni attending the 2025 UVA Alumni Reunions weekend.
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).
On April 23, 2025, AEI hosted an event to discuss American civic culture as it affects our democracy, in collaboration with the Chautauqua Institution and UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy.
How can faith-based efforts contribute to a more inclusive and resilient democracy? A panel of spiritual leaders discusses how religious belonging can inform civic culture.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas reflects on the important role Congress plays in meeting Americans’ needs.
How does the ongoing search for healthy relationships with a changing landscape influence Indigenous approaches to democracy, governance, and policymaking?
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.
Public trust in government institutions and faith in democracy itself have eroded over six decades. Why has this happened, and what can we do about it?
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.
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.