International Education Office
Zinta Konrad
Coordinator

Berg Instructional Center (IC), Room 3116
(630) 942-3079
Fax: (630) 858-1603

For more information,
e-mail
konrad@cdnet.cod.edu

International Education

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Past Programs in this Series

2004
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2003
Jan./Feb.
April
May
June
October
November

2002
October
November

January 2004 Program

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What is Democracy and Where Can it Thrive?
A lecture by Eric Humphrey
Ph.D., University of Chicago

Monday,Jan. 26, , 2004
7 to 9 p.m., Lecture and Discussion
Jack H. Turner Conference Center
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2800
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL

Democracy has historically been a “trickle down” phenomenon from economically empowered elites. Humphrey provides a brief historical summary of the basic concepts of democracy and what determines the success or failure of democratic ideals. He argues that success depends more on the basic pluralistic power structure of society rather than a legalistic belief in individual rights or the institutionally unmediated belief in “people power.”

This series of programs on the politics and economics of world affairs is jointly sponsored by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and College of DuPage. This year we will focus on the topic: “Is Democracy Threatened by New Global Realities?”

On Jan. 26 we will explore “What is Democracy and Where Can It Thrive?” On Feb. 16 we will examine “Why Some Ex-Communists Make Good Democrats and Others Don’t.” In succeeding months we will investigate the idea of democracy in the Middle East, the United States Constitution, and human rights vs. new global realities, among other topics.

This series of programs on the politics and economics of world affairs is jointly sponsored by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and College of DuPage. Tickets are free to C.O.D. students and staff and may be obtained at the MAC Box Office, (630) 942-4000, with proper identification. All others should call the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, (312) 726-3860, for tickets. The cost is $15 for CCFR members and $25 for non-members.

For more information about the program, please call the International Education Office, (630) 942-3079. For directions to the college , please go to "maps and directions" Parking is available in lots C, D, and P.

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