Toward a Genealogy of the Modern Demos: Democratic Society and the Problem of Public Authority in the Nineteenth Century
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Sawyer (Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History and Director of the Center for Critical Democracy Studies, The American University of Paris)
Topic: Toward a Genealogy of the Modern Demos: Democratic Society and the Problem of Public Authority in the Nineteenth Century
Time: March 2, 2026 (Monday) 15:00–17:00
Location: Room 703, IHP Research Building, Academia Sinica
Organizers: Thematic Research Project, “Religion and the Anthropocene in Taiwan: Towards a Global Environmental History,” Academia Sinica; World History Research Group, IHP, Academia Sinica
Remarks:
- Please do not video, record, or share any images or content from the lecture without prior consent.
- The lecture will be conducted in person and in English.
Contact email: Mr. Guan, jonnyguan8805@gmail.com
Further Reading: Stephen Sawyer, Demos Rising: Democracy and the Popular Construction of Public Power in France, 1800–1850 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2025).
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