Eng
中文
Español
Français
РусскийAdvanced Search Results
- Democracy Promotion in the Age of Trump
05/22/2018
In this panel Adrian Basora makes a strong case for democracy as not only promoting American values but also serving U.S. interests, while Maia Otarashvili gives a frightening overview of the rise of "illiberal values" (Viktor Orbán's phrase) in the Eurasia region. Basora and Otarashvili are co-editors of "Does Democracy Matter? The United States and Global Democracy Support" and Nikolas Gvosdev is one of the contributors.
05/22/18 - Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Schindler's List"
09/01/2015
It's almost impossible to grasp the enormity of the Holocaust, and there's also the danger of regarding it as a one-time occurrence in the distant past. "Schindler's List" is a powerful tool for teaching about the Holocaust, genocide, good and evil, and the question of individual accountability. "What would I have done?" "What am I doing now to stop injustice?"
09/01/15 - The Ecological Roots of a Democracy Movement
04/21/2004
Kilburn and Vanek describe how widespread environmentalism propelled the human rights agenda of a generation of young activists in the former Czechoslovakia.
04/21/04 - An Update on Privatization in the Czech Republic: The Economic Transformation After the Split
02/19/1993
"Two years ago there were no private shops in the Czech lands. Now, about 60-70 percent of retail, trade, and services are back in the hands of private entrepreneurs."
02/19/93 - The Political Economy of Privatization in Czechoslovakia
05/15/1991
"No economic reform is intended in Czechoslovakia - but a total transformation of the economy."
05/15/91