IIEP Rethinking Capitalism and Democracy Series
Fissures in the political, social, economic, and financial orders, accompanied by an increasingly stressed natural environment, pose serious and possibly existential threats to capitalist democracies, as income and wealth inequality subverts the integrity and fairness of markets and elections, weak regulatory oversight increases the fragility of the financial system, and the visible effects of climate change threaten lives and livelihoods and drive migrations. The three spheres of wellbeing – political and social, economic and financial, and the natural environment, are each becoming more fragile while their complex interrelationships are producing wicked challenges. The IIEP webinar series on Rethinking Capitalism and Democracy examines these difficult questions and possible policy responses. This series is organized under the leadership of IIEP Distinguished Visiting Scholar Sunil Sharma.
2023 Events
Past Events
“Capitalism, Democracy, and Governance” featuring Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Joe Zammit-Lucia (RADIX) – Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
2022 Events
Past Events
“Negative Economic Shocks: Can Our Fragile Democracies Take the Hit?” featuring Bill White (C D Howe Institute), Martha Finnemore (GWU), and Alan Kirman (EHESS Paris and Chief Adviser to the OECD NAEC initiative) – Wednesday, May 4, 2022
“India at 75: Systemic Challenges and the Path Ahead” featuring Ravinder Kaur (University of Copenhagen) and Ajay Chhibber (GWU and Atlantic Council) -Wednesday, February 23, 2022
“The U.S. Federal Reserve and Economic Inequality” featuring Karen Petrou (Federal Financial Analytics), Mark Levonian (Promontery Financial Group), Bill Nelson (Bank Policy Institute), and Peter Conti-Brown (University of Pennsylvania) – Wednesday, January 26, 2022
2021 Events
Past Events
“Governing the New Voluntary Carbon Markets” featuring Mark Kenber (VCMI) and Kavita Prakash-Mani (Mandai Nature) – Tuesday, October 19, 2021
“Accelerating Systemic Transformation: A Case Study from Wales (UK)” featuring Jyoti Banerjee (North Star Transition), Jenny Scott (Apella), and Victoria Topham (Wales Transition Lab) – Wednesday, November 10, 2021
“The Centrifugal Nature of the Labor Market” featuring Peter Dietsch (University of Victoria) – Wednesday, September 29, 2021
“Food Systems at a Crossroads: How to fix them and help people, economies, and the planet” featuring Sunil Sharma (GWU), Nicoletta Batini (IMF), Bruce Friedrich (GFI), and Ann Florini (ASU Thunderbird) – Thursday, June 24, 2021
“Policy Choices and Contagion: The Covid Pandemic and the Climate Crisis” featuring Robert Frank (Cornell) and Dr. Roland Kupers (Thunderbird) – Wednesday, May 26, 2021
“Peace in the Age of Chaos” featuring Steve Killelea (IIEP Founder), Pedro Conceição (UNDP-HDRO), Matthew Levinger (GWU), and Sabina Alkire (OPHI) – Thursday, April 22, 2021
“Rethinking Financial Regulation for the 21st Century” featuring Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. (GWU), Erik Gerding (Colorado), Sunil Sharma (GWU), Jay Shambaugh (GWU), and Jeremiah Pam (GWU) – Wednesday, March 24, 2021
“Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity” featuring Alexander Barkawi (CEP), Jay Shambaugh (GWU), Ann Florini (ASU Thunderbird), Sunil Sharma (GWU), and James E. Foster (GWU) – Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
“Taking Stock of Climate Change: Earth, Air, Fire and Water” featuring Sir David Hendry (Oxford), Jennifer Castle (Oxford), and Ann Florini (ASU Thunderbird) – Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
2020 Events
Past Events
“Sustainability and the Architecture of Global Finance” featuring Simon Zadek (Finance for Biodiversity, and Migrant Nation Initiative), Sonja Gibbs (IIF), and Ann Florini (ASU Thunderbird) – Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
“Valuing Nature: Whales, Elephants, and the Global Economy” featuring Ralph Chami (IMF), Connel Fullenkamp (Duke), and Ann Florini (ASU Thunderbird) – Thursday, November 19th, 2020
