Events

Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy ♥

UCI School of Law, EDU 1111

Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy   A Book Talk by Professor Rick Hasen, UCI Law     Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. UC Irvine School of Law Education Building, Room 1131 Map & Directions UCI guest parking is $2/hour   Reception and book signing to follow…

“The Dying of Democracy Everywhere: The U.S., Iran, and the Middle East,” a talk by Dr. Cornel West ♥

Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center

"The Dying of Democracy Everywhere: The U.S., Iran, and the Middle East," a talk by Dr. Cornel West DATE Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm LOCATION UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium DETAILS Please join us in UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium on February 14. A Q&A will follow the talk with Dr. Cornel…

Can American Democracy Survive the 2020 Elections? ♥ ★

Yosemite Ballroom, UCI Division of Continuing Education

Friday, February 28, 2020 8:15 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. UCI Division of Continuing Education, Yosemite Ballroom UCI general parking is $13   Registration     law.uci.edu/election2020   In conjunction with the UCI Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy and with the generous support of the Democracy Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,…

Problems of Democracy ♥

Zoom

Problems of Democracy November 9, 2020 12:00p.m. - 1:30p.m. Zoom Danielle Thomsen, Political Science, UCI To register, please email Ekua Arhin, earhin@uci.edu. A Zoom link will be sent to confirmed registrants prior to the event. Contact: Ekua Arhin, earhin@uci.edu Sponsor: Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy

Problems of Democracy ♥

Problems of Democracy December 7, 2020 12:00p.m. - 1:30p.m. Zoom Stephen Goggin, San Diego State University To register, please email Ekua Arhin, earhin@uci.edu. A Zoom link will be sent to confirmed registrants prior to the event. Contact: Ekua Arhin, earhin@uci.edu Sponsor: Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy

Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda ♥

Zoom

Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda Wednesday, September 1, 2021 12:15–1:15 p.m. PDT RSVP This is a virtual event. Zoom information will be sent to those who register. Threats to the fairness of elections, and the open debate that democracies require, have not been limited to the United States. Already in 2021, several…

FEFS | Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving American Democracy? ♥ ✚

FEFS | Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving American Democracy?  Thursday, September 9 at 12:00pm to 1:15pm  Virtual Event   This virtual event hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings together three provocative and deeply thoughtful constitutional scholars pondering the question, “Is the U.S. Constitution Up to…

FEFS | Election Subversion: Is American Democracy in Danger? ♥ ✚

FEFS | Election Subversion: Is American Democracy in Danger?  Friday, September 24 at 9:00am to 12:00pm  Virtual Event This half-day virtual conference considers a new danger to American democracy that emerged during the 2020 election season: the risk to the fair counting and certification of votes. The Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UCI Law brings…

Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Ramona Ripston Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin ♥

Zoom

Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Ramona Ripston Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin Constitutional Patriotism, the Failures of Partisanship, and the Future of American Democracy Presented by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Congressman for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives Moderated by: Richard L. Hasen Chancellor’s Professor of Law…