UPCOMING EVENT
Friday, February 17, 2012
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Over the next 20 years, Europe’s Muslim population is projected to grow from 17 million to nearly 30 million, which would represent 7 to 8 percent of all Europeans. In his new book, The Emancipation of Europe’s Muslims (Princeton, 2012), Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Jonathan Laurence argues that rising integration problems and fears about terrorism have led governments to assertively step up efforts to engage their Muslim communities. On February 17, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings (CUSE) will host a discussion to explore the integration of Muslims in Europe and how it is linked to the ongoing struggle for religious and political authority in the Muslim-majority world. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, January 09, 2012
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On January 9, Brookings hosted a discussion on strengthening civic education in America with David Feith, editor of Teaching America: The Case for Civic Education (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011), and contributing authors. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On December 13, the Governance Studies program at Brookings hosted a Judicial Issues Forum examining how constitutional law is tested by technological change and how to preserve constitutional principles without hindering progress. Senior Fellow Benjamin Wittes and Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeffrey Rosen, co-editors of Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change (Brookings Institution Press, 2011), explored how technological developments plausible by the year 2025 could stress current constitutional law with two of the book's contributors, O. Carter Snead and Timothy Wu. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, December 09, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On December 9, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a discussion exploring the impact of "hacktivism" and vigilantism in a digital age. Panelists will examine the environment in which it emerged, implications for developing an effective cybersecurity agenda and how public policies can help deter particularly malicious behavior without quashing internet freedom. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Villasenor, August 15, 2011, The Brookings Institution
In the light of the Bay Area Rapid Transit decision to shut off mobile phone service in stations to impede a protest, John Villasenor examines when entities in control of wireless networks have a right to disrupt the movement of digital information in the name of public welfare. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen J. Morse, February 03, 2011, The Brookings Institution
With advances in neuroscience technology, functional imaging and genetic evidence may be introduced more often in criminal cases outside of capital sentencing proceedings, writes Stephen Morse. As a result, it is worth considering in detail neuroscience's radical challenge to responsibility, which treats people as "victims of neuronal circumstances" or the like. If this view of personhood is correct, say Morse, it would indeed undermine all ordinary conceptions of responsibility and even the coherence of law itself. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher Slobogin, December 08, 2010, The Brookings Institution
To date, the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Fourth Amendment has both failed to anticipate and continued to ignore virtual searches or investigative techniques that do not require physical access to premises, people, papers or effects and that can often be carried out covertly from far away, thereby undermining citizen protections, writes Christopher Slobogin. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter Skerry, August 18, 2010, The Boston Globe
The mosque near ground zero should be built, but not merely on account of the lofty principles about religious freedom articulated by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, writes Peter Skerry. A more compelling argument for building the mosque is to get beyond the current controversy, because it empowers the most opportunistic elements in the Muslim community and fosters an us-versus-them mentality that stalls a much-needed debate among Muslims about their responsibilities as citizens in American society. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Melissa Rogers, August 04, 2010, The Brookings Institution
In her assessment of the recent decision to permit the construction of an Islamic center near Ground Zero, Melissa Rogers argues that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission honored core dictates of religious freedom in the United States, and held fast to the principle that the government must apply the same standards to all faiths. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, June 10, 2010
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC
In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan drafted an influential report on the deterioration of low-income black families that helped shape U.S. social welfare policy over the past 45 years. On June 10, Governance Studies at Brookings will host James Patterson, professor emeritus at Brown University to discuss his book, Freedom is Not Enough (Basic Books, 2010), a history of the Moynihan Report and its influence, and examine the connections between marriage, race and poverty. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, March 11, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
In a post-9/11 world, how does the U.S. government reconcile the need to provide security to its citizens without overstepping privacy laws, which are seen as fundamental rights in a democracy? On March 11, Brookings hosted a discussion on a new book by Shane Harris, intelligence and homeland security correspondent at National Journal, on the rise of the American surveillance state over the past 25 years. Harris will offered his views on how our government’s intelligence strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on everyday citizens. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
On January 12, a diverse working group of religious and secular leaders discussed a joint statement about current laws regarding religious expression in the United States. The discussion covered current legal protections of religious expressions, including issues such as religion and politics; religious gatherings on government property; chaplains in legislative bodies, prisons and the military; and religion in the workplace. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On November 10, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at Brookings hosted co-authors Kongdan Oh and Ralph Hassig for a discussion of their new book The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom. Drawing on decades of scholarship and experience, the speakers discussed aspects of life in North Korea and the ways in which the outside world can reach everyday North Koreans so that they can make decisions based on truth rather than propaganda. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
On October 27, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted a presentation by Kim Kwangjin of his report on North Korean succession and human rights issues. Mr. Kim defected from North Korea in 2003, and was previously manager of North Korea’s Northeast Asia Bank in Singapore and representative of the Korea National Insurance Corporation. This discussion also featured Roberta Cohen of Brookings and Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Cheng Li and Jordan Lee, Autumn 2009, China Review
China’s legal system has recently come under close scrutiny after the controversial detainment of famous lawyer Xu Zhiyong in July of 2009. Cheng Li and Jordan Lee argue that while the Chinese government does fall short in its acceptance of politically sensitive cases, the nation’s strong foundation in law-based policies and recent incremental legal system developments could pave the way for advanced reform. Read More