Constitutionalism & Its Discontents
In the early 21st century, constitutionalism confronts numerous pressures and critiques. Some prominent critics are concerned that constitutionalism’s modern form may be unduly rigid in the face of changing social, economic, and environmental conditions. In their new book, Professors Mark Tushnet (HLS) and Bojan Bugarič (University of Sheffield) propose a “thin” idea of constitutionalism and suggest that we should scale back our expectations for what constitutionalism can achieve. Please join for a panel discussion about the book with Professors Tushnet, Doerfler and Visiting Professor Vlad Perju.
How to Improve America’s Voting System
Professor of Economics Eric Maskin contends that the country’s traditional voting system distorts how citizens are represented and that gerrymandering exploits and worsens these distortions. He will discuss other possible voting systems and how they could make America’s election results fairer.
Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People
Join in for a panel discussion of the new book Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People with HLS authors Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan and discussant Professor Guy-Uriel Charles. Court. In a sweeping narrative of over 200 years of American history, the authors demonstrate that “judicial supremacy” was not written into the Constitution and has always been challenged as fundamentally at odds with it.
Gerrymandering and the Midterms
Professors Nicholas Stefanopoulus and Ruth Greenwood discuss where things currently stand with voting maps, what to expect in November, and how partisan gerrymandering may affect future election cycles.