The Tocqueville Lecture Series is co-organized by the Tocqueville Program directed by Professor Aurelian Craiutu, Department of Political Science, IU Bloomington.
ALL PRESENTATIONS FOR FALL 2020 WILL BE PRESENTED VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM, STARTING AT 12:00 EST UNLESS NOTED BELOW.
Date / Time / Location | Speaker | Presentation |
| September 25 1:30-3:00 PM EST | Min-hyeok Kim Political Science, IU | "Reconceptualizing Liberty in the Time of Disorder: Maruyama Masao’s Request for Responsible Liberty in Postwar Japan" Response from Dongxian Jiang (Stanford) and Hussein Banai (IUB). Abstract/Bio |
| October 9 | Michael Weinman Comparative Literature, IU | Presentation and discussion on his newly published book The Emergence of Illiberalism. Abstract/Bio |
| October 23 3:00-4:15 PM EST | Constantin Vassiliou, Post-doctoral fellow, Kinder Institute, University of Missouri | “Montesquieu’s Moderation: A Liberal Art for the Commercial World” Abstract/Bio *Co-sponsored by West Institute & the Modern Greek Program, IU |
| October 30 | Bradford Wilson Executive Director, Madison Center, Princeton University | Dr Wilson will speak about the legacy of Alexander Hamilton based on his recently published two-volume edition of The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton Supplementary Material Abstract/Bio *Part of "The Idea of America" series |
| November 6 | Francesca Viano Visiting Fellow, Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, Harvard | "What Says the Goddess? Miss Liberty and the Sorrows of an Abstract Icon" Supplementary Material Abstract/Bio *Part of "The Idea of America" series |
| November 13 | Ryan Hanley Boston College | On Fenelon’s Political Thought: A discussion on Professor Hanley’s recently published books on and by Fenelon. Letter to Louis XIV Introduction Introduction Notes Abstract/Bio |
A research center of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at IU Bloomington
