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Stephen Macedo, "Refugehood Reconsidered" and "The Crisis of American  
Democracy"
Thursday 18 Aug 2022 ⋅ 15:30 – 19:00
Eastern Australia Time - Sydney



Stephen Macedo (Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at Princeton  
University) will give two talks on Thursday August 18th at The  
University of Sydney. He’s a tremendous political philosopher, so please  
come on down if you’re interested.  Talk #1: Refugeehood  
Reconsidered: The Central American Migration CrisisThursday August 18th,  
3:30pm-5:00pm, 341 Social Sciences Building, or via Zoom  
at: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82613443720 Abstract: There  
may be no area of public policy in advanced Western states more fraught  
with deep moral and practical dilemmas than those associated with  
migration.  The world now has more refugees than any time since World  
War II: 65-70 million by some estimates. Countries like Australia and  
the United States have general humanitarian duties and more specific  
obligations under international law to those who make credible claims for  
asylum.  The scope of these depends partly on the question: “who is a  
refugee?” I explore the lively debate on that question, and the additional  
issue of reparative obligations arising from climate change and past state  
policies that have unjustly harmed sending countries.  Further  
complicating the question of what we ought to do, even for  
progressive policymakers, is the looming threat of right-wing populist  
backlash.   Talk #2: The Crisis of American Democracy: A  
Conversation With Stephen MacedoThursday August 18th , 6-7pm, The  
Michael Spence Building (F23), Auditorium 1Please RSVP  
here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/L6_iCJyBrGf8r2L91HV3OeR?domain=ussc.edu.au  Abstract: The  
January 6 Select Committee hearings highlight points of crisis in American  
democracy, yet the roots of these challenges undeniably precede the Capitol  
riots given US economic, social and cultural trends. Princeton University  
professor and political scientist Stephen Macedo's authoritative work on  
immigration, liberalism, populism, and democratic theory explores such  
trends. What are the most important economic, social, and cultural trends  
fuelling these tensions in US democracy? What can be done to strengthen and  
improve American democracy? What are the implications for Australia?If you  
have any questions, please contact Professor Alexandre Lefebvre  
(alex.lefebvre at sydney.edu.au)

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