As part of the New York Times Athens Democracy Forum, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will present Ancient Democracy. Religion, Migration, Power and Money, a panel discussion exploring how citizens of ancient Greek city-states dealt with problems that confront democracies around the world today. An illuminating comparison demonstrating the fundamental differences and similarities between the roles of citizens then and now. The discussion will focus on both roles of state institutions and authorities and the importance of individual civic responsibilities of citizens to participate in and take responsibility for the health, wealth and values of their states.
Keynote speaker
Garry Wills, Professor of History Emeritus, Northwestern University
Moderator
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, Philanthropist and former US Ambassador to Hungary
Panelists
Josiah Ober, Professor in Honour of Constantine Mitsotakis. Professor of Political Science and Classics, Stanford University
Michael Zouboulakis, Professor of History and Methodology of Economics. University of Thessaly
David Lewis, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh
