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2023 Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium:The Legitimacy of the State
Speakers in this year's Colloquium will critically analyze issues of legitimacy in contemporary liberal democratic states
When and where
Date and time
Starts on Tue, Feb 7, 2023 8:30 AM PST
Location
Online
About this event
The legitimacy of contemporary liberal democratic states is in a state of flux. Managing the effects of globalization, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and fighting escalating inflation have prompted serious questions about public administration in the Global North. These pressing issues have shone a spotlight on difficult areas for liberal democracies, which have struggled in recent decades to reconcile popular desires with the need for effective governance. In this year’s Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium, speakers will address challenges to legitimacy in liberal democratic states by focusing on a range of institutions: the executive branch, the civil service, administrative agencies, immigration enforcement and central banks. The overall goal is to outline contemporary legitimacy challenges and likely responses.
Tuesday February 7th 2023: 11.30 - 12.50 EST
Professor Margit Cohn (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), on the executive
Tuesday February 21st 2023: 11.30 - 12.50 EST
Professor Joseph Heath (University of Toronto), on the civil service
Tuesday March 14 2023: 11.30 - 12.50 EST
Professor Liz Fisher (University of Oxford) and Professor Sidney Shapiro (Wake Forest Law), on administrative agencies
Tuesday March 21 2023: 11.30 - 12.50 EST
Professor Robert Thomas (University of Manchester), on immigration
Tuesday April 4 2023: 11.30 - 12.50 EST
Professor Peter Conti-Brown (Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania), on central banks