Free Speech, Public Deliberation, Global Affairs Conference

June 17, 2014 - June 19, 2014
The Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice Research Group, University of Tromsø

Tromsø
Norway

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Speakers:

Andreas Føllesdal
University of Oslo
Carol C. Gould
CUNY, Hunter College
David Held
Durham University
Andrew March
Yale University
Christian F. Rostbøll
University of Copenhagen

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The aim of the conference is to provide a robust forum for exploring contemporary problems of democratic deliberation and freedom of speech on a local and global level. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay between democratic legitimacy and freedom of speech.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- freedom of speech and democracy

- freedom of speech, plurality, and civility norms

- freedom of speech and human rights

- justifications for protecting and suppressing freedom of speech

- harmful speech and religion

- deliberative democracy, preferences, and interests

- deliberative capacity and participation

- deliberation and comprehensive secular and religious worldviews

- deliberative democracy and ideology

- pluralism, religion, and accepted public reasons

- challenges from agonist and convergence conceptions of democratic engagement

- global governance, accountability, and deliberation

- global democracy and international relations

- global democratic polity and nation states

 

Participants presenting papers at the conference can apply to have some of the expenses for accommodation covered. Participants at the conference will get hotel rooms at special rates at Quality Hotel Saga located in the center of Tromsø. There is no conference fee, and the conference dinner is free of charge to conference participants. We can cover travel expenses only for a limited number of participants. For further information and updates about the conference, please visit our website: http://uit.no/free-speech-and-public-deliberation.

For questions, please contact: Erik Christensen, e-mail: [email protected], or Tomasz Jarymowicz, e-mail: [email protected].

The conference is organized by the Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice Research Group, and the Department of Philosophy at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, supported by the Research Council of Norway.

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Ph.D. Candidate Tomasz Jarymowicz

Dr. Øyvind Stokke

Dr. Erik Christensen

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