Democracy | D1 5/26 Is Democracy Without Rights Possible? - Ruth Gavison

The Challenges of Liberal Democracy Monday–Tuesday, December 16–17, 2019 Monday, December 16, 2019 ======================== Greetings Nili Cohen, President of the Academy; Tel Aviv University General Introduction – Democracy, Liberalism, Rights Chair: Avishai Margalit, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Liberal Democracy: Values and Institutions Shlomo Avineri, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Representative Democracy: Vulnerabilities and Resilience Dominique Moisi, Institut Français des Relations Internationales Is Democracy Without Rights Possible? Ruth Gavison, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Crisis of Liberal Democracy – I Chair: Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa The Crisis of Liberal Democracy: An Overview Zeev Sternhell, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Democracy: In Search of a Strategic Perspective Werner Weidenfeld, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München The Tension between Majority Rule and Equal Human Rights in Contemporary Democracy Moshe Halbertal, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Transformation of Israeli Democracy through the Judiciary Yoav Dotan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Crisis of Liberal Democracy – II Chair: Joseph Weiler, New York University Illiberal Populism’s Challenge to Constitutional Justice Michel Rosenfeld, Yeshiva University Implanting Liberal Democracy: The Arab Spring Uzi Rabi, Tel Aviv University Liberal Democracy and Challenges of Religion Joseph Weiler, New York University General Discussion The Role of the Academies Chair and Speaker: Nili Cohen, President of the Academy; Tel Aviv University The Role of Learned Academies in Preserving the Humanistic Tradition Linda Greenhouse, President of the American Philosophical Society General Discussion Tuesday, December 17, 2019 Democracies in an Unequal World Chair: Benjamin Isaac, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University Inequality in Historical Perspective Shulamit Volkov, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University Citizens and Subjects: Voice and Representation in a Technological Age Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University Democracy in a Digital-Global Society: Technology Giants vs. the Nation State Michael Birnhack, Tel Aviv University Between Liberalism and Religion Chair: Sergiu Hart, Chair, Humanities Division of the Academy; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Between Democracy and Judaism Izhak Englard, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Liberalism between Religion and Nationalism Menachem Mautner, Tel Aviv University General Discussion Challenges and Hazards Chair: Ruth Gavison, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Liberal Deficit in Israel's Democracy: A Brief Intellectual History Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa Rebuilding Relations among Authorities Daniel Friedmann, Academy Member; Tel Aviv University The Fate of Human Rights in Indiff erent Societies András Sajó, Central European University General Discussion: How to Overcome the Crisis Chairs: Shlomo Avineri, Academy Member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University.