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“And blame is what you need my foe” — The Role of Emotions and Political Ideology in Discursive Escalation within Israeli-Jewish Political Discussions
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThis research explores how blame drives discursive escalation in political discussions among left- and right-leaning Jewish-Israeli participants. Analyzing 100,000 words from 2014–2022, it identifies distinct emotional and ideological triggers fueling polarization: fear and anger dominate right-wing responses to preserve social order, while guilt and shame shape left-wing reactions around moral concerns for out-group suffering. These […]
BCLB Leadership Lunch Talk: The State of ESG with MoFo
Law Building, Room 132Please join the Berkeley Center for Law and Business for a leadership lunch talk with Michael Santos, Transactions Partner and Dan Irvin, Transactions Associate from Morrison & Foerster to discuss what ESG is and its role in the industry. Following the discussion, a Q&A will be hosted by the Berkeley Business Law Journal. The Leadership […]
What the U.S. Can Learn From Democracies Abroad
100 Law BuildingPlease join us for a conversation on what the U.S. can learn from various democracies abroad. What do they tell us about the health of our own, what steps can the U.S. take to make ours stronger, and how do we contextualize what is happening in the U.S. with what is going on in the […]
Law and Literature, Session 5: Walter Van Tilburg Clark, The Ox-Bow Incident
Online - ZoomSession 5: Walter Van Tilburg Clark | The Ox-Bow Incident Virtual/Zoom Berkeley Judicial Institute's virtual law and literature series is smart, engaging, and fun; consider joining us as we introduce our virtual […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Dr. James Orr, Cambridge University
170 Law BuildingThe Twilight of Liberalism: The Eclipse of Freedom in An Age of Autonomy Abstract This paper argues that the faltering trajectory of political liberalism arises not from external challenges but […]
BCLB Leadership Lunch Talk: ESG and Corporate Governance In-House with Gibson Dunn
132 Law BuildingPlease join the Berkeley Center for Law and Business for a leadership lunch talk with Associates Natalie Abshez and Andrea Shen from Gibson Dunn to discuss ESG and Corporate Governance. […]
Reading The Hebrew America: The Double Reception of The Hebrew Teacher
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesOriginally published in Hebrew in 2018, Maya Arad’s collection of novellas The Hebrew Teacher was received by Israeli readers as a timely extension of Hebrew literature beyond the geographical borders […]
BCLB Leadership Lunch Talk: Advising the Electronic Gaming Industry with Wilson Sonsini
Law Building, Room 132Please join the Berkeley Center for Law and Business for a leadership lunch talk with Partner Michael Coke, and Associates Atussa Simon, TJ Li, and Brittany Von Rueden from Wilson […]
Q&A Lunch Talk: Youth, Protest and Power – Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy, with Irũngũ Houghton, Amnesty Kenya
Goldberg Room, 297 Law BuildingYouth led mass protests are significantly challenging state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Venezuela and Kenya. Driven by deep economic distress, hopelessness and impunity, these nations lurch between constitutionalism, authoritarianism and […]
Berkeley Boosts | Conversations on Civil Justice: Do We Need an International Court of Civil Justice?
OnlineWhat is a transnational mass tort? How are these cases currently being handled? Do we need an international court of civil justice for these cases? Please join Maya Steinitz, Professor of Law […]
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