The Future of Democracy and the Liberal Order

Public lecture series during 2022/2023 winter semester at Freie Universität Berlin kicks off at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, October 31 with livestream / Scheduled lectures in English - please visit the website for the full program The future of democracy and the liberal order around the world will be the subject of a public lecture series held as part of the Open Lecture Halls program at Freie Universität Berlin. Every Monday at 6:15 p.m. during the winter semester, scholars will give a talk on the current threats to liberal models of political and social order as well as the tensions, external pressures, and unfulfilled promises of what has been called the "liberal script." The lecture series "Contestations about and in Liberal Orders" is being put together by the Cluster Of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS)" at Freie Universität Berlin under the leadership of its spokesperson Professor Michael Zürn, a political and social scientist. The lecture series is directed toward a wide audience. Those interested can attend the free lectures in person or via the livestream, and recordings of the lectures will be made available on YouTube after the event. Registration in advance is not required. You can find additional information here:  https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/offenerhoersaal/index.html. Today, thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union and German reunification, the future of democracy and the international liberal order no longer seem secure.