Thursday, February 20, 2020, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Library Lecture Room, Wellesley College
Please join our scholars for a special program from Wellesley College and the Freedom Project, titled “Can the US Export the First Amendment? Global Complications of Freedom of Speech”!
The New University in Exile Consortium Scholars Dr Teng Biao, Dr Aysen Candas, and Dr Kian Tajbakhsh will speak on this panel to address the question of whether USA-style freedom of speech is a viable model for countries such as China, Iran, and Turkey. Related topics will include the challenges posed by the rise of (electoral) authoritarianism around the world. Do Western norms of free speech and academic freedom enable or slow down the dismantlement of the establishment of democratic regimes at a global scale? How can these norms be operationalized to promote rather than obstruct freedom as a universal value?
This event is co-sponsored by the Provost’s Office.
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Please see for details: https://new.wellesley.edu/freedomproject/events/1816-can-us-export-first-amendment-global-complications-freedom-speech