We invite you to participate in the upcoming Democracy and Liberty Colloquium, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson and Dr. Henry Thomson from Arizona State University. This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and engaging conversations about excerpts from Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy and Timothy Garton Ash's The Magic Lantern. Students will read nearly 100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation.

Application deadline: March 25                                Apply here →

Note: this event is being held in the West Wing of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics

Event Dates:

     Friday, April 4, 2025              6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
     Saturday, April 5, 2025          9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Thomson's bio: 

Dr. Henry Thomson is a political economist and Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Originally from New Zealand, he studied Political Science, Economics, International Relations and German literature at Wellington, Tübingen, Berlin and Minnesota. Before joining ASU he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His research focuses on economic development, authoritarian regimes, and democracy.

We invite you to participate in the upcoming Democracy and Liberty Colloquium, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Philosophy Professor Tom Larson and Dr. Henry Thomson from Arizona State University. This event promises a weekend of thoughtful study, reflection, and engaging conversations about excerpts from Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy and Timothy Garton Ash's The Magic Lantern. Students will read nearly 100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation.

Application deadline: March 25                                Apply here →

Event Dates:

    Friday, April 4, 2025              6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    Saturday, April 5, 2025          9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Thomson's bio: 

Dr. Henry Thomson is a political economist and Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Originally from New Zealand, he studied Political Science, Economics, International Relations and German literature at Wellington, Tübingen, Berlin and Minnesota. Before joining ASU he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His research focuses on economic development, authoritarian regimes, and democracy.