WORKSHOP IN LAW, PHILOSOPHY, AND POLITICAL THEORY (Law 210.2)
Spring Semester 2021
All classes take place on Fridays from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. Due to the current cancellation of in-person events and classes, the workshop will be taking place online via Zoom for the Spring 2021 semester. Instructions on using Zoom can be found at their website here. The Zoom link to join each workshop is https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/97513283020. Please note that to attend meetings, you must be signed in to a Zoom account.
Papers for upcoming talks are available to download in the table below. Alternatively, copies of papers may be requested by contacting Rawan Mohsen at rmohsen@berkeley.edu. The full Spring 2021 workshop schedule is available for download here.
Course description:
This course is a workshop for discussing work-in-progress in moral, political, and legal theory. The central aim is to enable students to engage directly with legal scholars, philosophers, and political theorists working on important normative questions. Another aim is to bring together scholars from different disciplines and perspectives, such as economics, history, sociology, and political science, who have normative interests. The theme for the Spring 2021 workshop is democracy.
The format of the course is as follows: for the sessions with guest presenters, a designated student commentator will lead off with a 15-minute comment on the paper. The presenter will have 5-10 minutes to respond and then we will open up the discussion to the group. The first part of the course will be open to non-enrolled students, faculty, and visitors who wish to participate in the workshop discussion. We’ll stop for a break at 2:00 and those not enrolled in the course will leave. Enrolled students will continue the discussion with the guest until 3:00.
This is a cross-listed/room-shared course with the Philosophy and Political Science Departments. Students may enroll through Law (Law 210.2), Philosophy (Philosophy 290-09), or Political Science (PS 211). The first class will begin on Friday, January 22.
| Jan. 22 |
Michael Hanchard, Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania |
Racial and Ethno- National |
| Jan. 29 |
Nadia Urbinati, Political Science, Columbia University |
Populism and the Interpretation of Democracy |
| Feb. 5 |
Eric Schickler & Paul Pierson, Political Science, UC Berkeley |
Polarization and the Durability of Madisonian Checks and Balances: A Developmental Analysis |
| Feb. 12 |
Daniela Cammack, Political Science, UC Berkeley |
Representation in Ancient Greek Democracy |
| Feb. 19 |
Hélène Landemore, Political Science, Yale University |
Can Citizens Make the Law? Evidence from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| Feb. 26 |
Lawrie Balfour, Politics, Virginia University |
All the Waste and Beauty of the World’: Toni Morrison on Freedom and Devastation |
| Mar. 5 |
James Lindley Wilson, Political Science, University of Chicago |
Making the All-Affected Principle Safe for Democracy |
| Mar. 12 |
Aziz Huq, Law, University of Chicago |
Democracy as Failure
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| Mar. 19 |
Jonathan Gould, Law, UC Berkeley |
Structural Biases in Structural Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 2 |
Melissa Lane, Politics, Princeton University |
Against Anarchy: Theorizing Rule with Plato |
| Apr. 9 |
The Courts and the 2020 Elections |
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Apr. 16 |
Michael Dawson, Political Science, University of Chicago |
Why Race and Capitalism? |
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Apr. 23 |
David Estlund, Philosophy, Brown University |
(Deep) Democracy, (Pure) Procedure, and (Basic) Structural Injustice |
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Apr. 30 |
Last session (for enrolled students only) |
No paper |