Michele Moody-Adams, Ph.D., Joseph L. Straus Professor of Political Philosophy and Legal Theory at Columbia University, will present “Revitalizing Democracy.”

Dr. Moody-Adams will pose the question, “Can we breathe new life into the institutions and norms that are critical elements of a stable democracy?” She’ll argue that democratic institutions and norms can be revitalized, but only if we acknowledge the complex sources of their decline and make a robust, public commitment to address them.

“It is easy to understand why many people worry about whether democracy has a future in the United States – and anywhere else around the globe. Yet it is possible to breathe new life into the institutions and norms that are critical to a stable democracy,” Dr. Moody-Adams said. “I will draw on contributions from a wide range of political and social theorists, including Aristotle, John Dewey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Paul Lederach to show what it looks like to act on a robust commitment to reviving democratic institutions and norms.”


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