Events

Green industrial policy is on the rise worldwide. The United States, the European Union, and China are each using economic planning to steer their national economies toward decarbonization. In the West, this marks a remarkable departure from past decades of hands-off market-driven policies. The conference brings together leading political theorists, social scientists, and policy experts concerned with the organizational and economic challenges that these moves toward planning pose for the democratic governance of the economy. A major interest will be to identify possibilities for democratization that move away from market-based solutions. What might the democratization of green investment look like? Will decarbonization-driven structural dislocation be managed technocratically and top-down, or will it be possible for the democratic community itself to be engaged with the management of its own recomposition? What, ultimately, does it mean to “democratically” manage conflicting pressures for environmental sustainability, economic efficiency, and decent and plentiful forms of employment in the 21st century?

Conference Program

Participants

Aaron Benanav (Syracuse University)
Melanie Brusseler (Common Wealth)
Chiara Cordelli (University of Chicago)
Cédric Durand (University of Chicago)
Gary Herrigel (University of Chicago, Neubauer Collegium)
Amy Kapczynski (Yale Law School)
Michael A. McCarthy (Marquette University)
Saule Omarova (Cornell Law School)
Charlotte L. Robertson (Harvard Business School)

This first-year capstone conference is sponsored by Economic Planning and Democratic Politics research project at the Neubauer Collegium. 

How much work does it take to make art seem effortless, the laboring body absent? Works By attempts to answer this question by bringing together four Chicago-based artists who share an interest in the many meanings of “labor.” The centerpiece of the exhibition is a floor drawing by Tony Lewis, performatively produced on site. A sculpture by Devin T. Mays features pallets collected during his wanderings around Chicago’s South Side. Erased: (Unrelated), a 2012 photograph by Bethany Collins, captures a cloud of chalk dust released into a black void—the remnants of the word “unrelated” repeatedly written on a blackboard and then erased. A large photo by Ellen Rothenberg depicts a work boot; another captures a giant lump of crumpled paper that was once a Barbara Kruger mural. The fruits of these artists’ labors will be on view from May 1 (International Workers’ Day) through July 14 (Bastille Day)—two dates that commemorate landmark events in the history of the working class.

Curated by Dieter Roelstraete.

Join the Chicago Center on Democracy for an Ice Cream Sundae Party and participate in an exciting and educational simulated “election” where you’ll get to vote on your favorite ice cream toppings!

This event will feature discussions and a simulation of different voting methods, ranging from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting and approval voting. Voting methods are heavily contested in the United States, with states and local governments re-thinking the way they administer elections (like Maine’s shift to ranked-choice voting in 2018). We will discuss questions such as: How do voting systems compare between states and countries? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each voting method? How can voting methods accurately reflect voter preferences?

Professor Andrew Eggers, a political scientist who studies electoral systems, will deliver remarks on the significance of alternative voting methods in a democracy.

This event is co-sponsored by the Chicago Center on Democracy and UChiVotes.

Please RSVP so we can provide enough ice cream! 

Please join us on May 20 in Haskell Hall 315 for this year’s Anthropology Undergraduate Symposium, which will showcase the work of graduating fourth years who have completed a BA Thesis for Departmental Honors.

The symposium will be followed immediately by a department picnic in the Classics Quad outside Haskell Hall. 

Join our graduating GNSE majors as they present their BA theses, showcasing gender and sexuality across disciplines. Come celebrate the great work they’ve done this year!

This hybrid event will take place in-person at the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (5733 S University Ave) and on Zoom. Registration is required to attend the Zoom option (in-person attendees are not required to RSVP).

How much work does it take to make art seem effortless, the laboring body absent? Works By attempts to answer this question by bringing together four Chicago-based artists who share an interest in the many meanings of “labor.” The centerpiece of the exhibition is a floor drawing by Tony Lewis, performatively produced on site. A sculpture by Devin T. Mays features pallets collected during his wanderings around Chicago’s South Side. Erased: (Unrelated), a 2012 photograph by Bethany Collins, captures a cloud of chalk dust released into a black void—the remnants of the word “unrelated” repeatedly written on a blackboard and then erased. A large photo by Ellen Rothenberg depicts a work boot; another captures a giant lump of crumpled paper that was once a Barbara Kruger mural. The fruits of these artists’ labors will be on view from May 1 (International Workers’ Day) through July 14 (Bastille Day)—two dates that commemorate landmark events in the history of the working class.

Curated by Dieter Roelstraete.

This workshop features a Visiting Senior Research Associate from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). Mziwandile Ndlovu will speak on his research in progress. These CISSR sponsored workshops are presented in partnership with the Chicago Center on Democracy.

• Topic: Gender, Democracy and Authoritarianism: An Analysis of Women’s Representation in Divergent Political Regimes in Africa

This workshop features a Visiting Senior Research Associate from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). Mziwandile Ndlovu will speak on his research in progress. These CISSR sponsored workshops are presented in partnership with the Chicago Center on Democracy.

• Topic: Gender, Democracy and Authoritarianism: An Analysis of Women’s Representation in Divergent Political Regimes in Africa

This workshop features a Visiting Senior Research Associate from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). Mziwandile Ndlovu will speak on his research in progress. These CISSR sponsored workshops are presented in partnership with the Chicago Center on Democracy.

• Topic: Gender, Democracy and Authoritarianism: An Analysis of Women’s Representation in Divergent Political Regimes in Africa