Can the U.S. Export The First Amendment? Global Complications of Freedom of Speech

Is USA-style freedom of speech a viable model for countries including China, Iran, and Turkey? The presenters addressed the challenges posed by the rise of (electoral) authoritarianism around the world and considered whether and how western norms of free speech and academic freedom might be operationalized to promote, rather than obstruct, freedom as a universal value.

Featuring:

Teng Biao, Grove Human Rights Scholar, Hunter College

Aysen Candas, Visiting Lecturer, Yale University

Kian Tajbakhsh, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University, Columbia Global Centers, Columbia University

Moderated by: Nazan Bedirhanoglu, Freedom Project Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science, Wellesley College

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