Challenges of Democracy/The State of Democracy in Contemporary Europe/panel 3
Challenges of Democracy: Eruption and Erosion
International Conference
October 25-27, 2011
In cooperation with Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Thursday, October 27, 2011
PANEL III
The State of Democracy in Contemporary Europe
Chair: Prof. Itzhak Galnoor
Speakers:
Dr. Gayil Talshir, The Contemporary Crisis of Legitimation and Identity Politics in Advanced Democracies
Prof. Wolfgang Merkel, "Crisis"? Is there a Crisis of European Democracies?
Dr. Ayelet Banai, Democracy and Cultural Diversity: European Perspectives on Minority Rights, National Identity and Multiculturalism