International Symposium

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Wednesday, April 2

* Hong Kong: From the Union Jack to the Red Star

SYMPOSIUM

Thursday, April 3

* Demons and Dilemmas of Democratization in Russia and the Former Soviet Union
* Ethnic Nationalism and the Future of Democracy: The Former Yugoslavia

Friday, April 4

* Madisonian Democracy in the United States: A Critique
* Report of the Pilot Citizen's Panel on Telecommunications and Democracy
* Opening or Closing Societies? The Role of the Media
* Civil Society: The Role of Civic Activism
* Welcome and Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award and Address
* Development, Deprivation and Democracy: The Human Factor
* Democracy: Universalism or Cultural Imperialism

Saturday, April 5

* Democracy in Crisis? Civil Society and Politics in the United States
* Corruption: The Global Threat to Democracy
* The Politics of Difference: Democracy in Divided Societies
* Between Ballots and Bullets? Civil-Military Relations and Democracy
* Group Recognition Presentations
* Punish or Pardon? Justice in Transitional Societies

Sunday, April 6

* Secrecy, Democracy and U.S. Foreign Policy
* The Promotion and Export of Democracy: Global Imperative or Imposition?