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… also a survivor of the Nazi camps, joined the Communist Party. A few years later, he became one of 14 high-ranking … of Alexievich’s conversation partners says, “you can’t buy democracy with oil and gas; you can’t import it like bananas … basic criminal underworld that has grown to the scale of a state.” These essays, though, are not polemical—they are …

… is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant democracy, the tenth largest economy, and is home to a … (winner of the 2000 Ohira Book Prize), and The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future (Harper Collins Ecco, …

… assert: That a reign of terror exists in many parts of the state; that the laws are suspended and the officers of the … denied the privilege in many places of voting for the party and candidates of our choice, acts of violence have … commercial organizations, and executive authority of the State have given both open and silent approval of all these …

… of “half-emptiness,” where the Chinese Dream as the party-state has promoted through the New Socialist … development, sustainability, identity, governance, and state-society relations among other issues. Her research …

… (UCLA). Her publications include The Making of Minjung: Democracy and the Politics of Representation in South Korea …

… panel by Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, an activist from the Rakhine State; U Myo Win, Director of Smile Education and Development … a largely Muslim ethnic minority in Burma’s Rakhine State. The Rohingyas have been persecuted by the Burmese … Since it was against the military government and pro-democracy, it was assumed that it subscribed to equal rights …

… leadership resigned, and then, in a spectacular protest event, students occupied the iconic downtown building of the … of a wide audience of art-lovers and fans committed to democracy and the autonomy of higher education. Panelists: …

… Dr. Abhishek Singhvi, spokesperson for the Indian Congress Party; Mr. Vinay Rai, Ex-chairman of the USHA group. During … and music from the different regions of South Asia. This event provides a great opportunity for SOM students to get a …

… immediately by Q&A session (75mn). Malta, a tiny island-state in the Mediterranean Sea, has been a member of the …