Throughout the academic year, the Center for the Study of American Democracy sponsors lectures, panel discussions and other events online and on campus. Events frequently involve visiting scholars, politicians and journalists who give public presentations and also meet informally with students and faculty members.
CSAD also hosts a biennial conference.
Connecting and listening across lines of difference
As a community of learners, one of the most important actions we can take is to better understand contemporary world crises. Kenyon’s Center for the Study of American Democracy sponsors programming that seeks to inform and educate the community about the current Israel-Hamas conflict while fostering constructive dialogue and civil discourse. Recent events include:
Crisis, War and Tragedy: The Gaza War and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Historical Perspective
November 1, 2023: Peter L. Hahn, professor of history at the Ohio State University, discusses the history of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and of U.S. foreign policy in the region. The author of “Caught in the Middle East: U.S. Policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1945-1961,” Hahn has published seven books on the history of American diplomacy in the Middle East.
The War in Israel and Gaza
October 23, 2023: Natan Sachs, senior fellow and director of Brookings’ Center for Middle Eastern Policy; Anwar Mhajne, assistant professor of political science and international studies at Stonehill College; Shibley Telhami, senior fellow; and Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of Brookings’ Foreign Policy Program discuss the conflict and how ongoing events can be understood in the context of the longer-term situation in the Middle East.
Council on Foreign Relations Virtual Public Forum
October 12, 2023: In this live videocast, members of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel and what it means for the Middle East. Moderated by council president Michael Froman, panelists include Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies; Farah Pandith, adjunct senior fellow; and Ray Takeyh, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies.