Corruption, Accountability, and Transparency Conference (Day 2)
Friday 22 November, 2013
10am - 6pm, $35 full conference; $12 per panel; free for New School students and staff
New School, Lang Community Center
55 West 13 Street, Arnhold Hall, Floor Two
A. The development of the concept of transparency
Alan Ryan, Professor of Politics and Acting Director, Values and Public Life program, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University
B. “Corruption and Social Trust: Why the Fish Rots from the Head Down”
Bo Rothstein, August Rohss Professor in Political Science, Goteborg University
C. Corruption and Markets: Philosophical Dimensions
Debra Satz, Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society and Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University
1:30-3:30 p.m.
(Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, second floor)
Session 3: CORRUPT SYSTEMS: GOVERNMENT, LABOR, AND MARKETS
A. Corruption and the Making of the Modern American Government
Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Stanford University
B. Union corruption
James Jacobs, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Professor of Constitutional Law and the Courts; Director, Center for Research in Crime and Justice, New York University School of Law
C. "The Economic Roots of Government Corruption"
Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence (Law and Political Science), Yale University
D. Topic: Money and Politics
Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
Moderator: TBA
4:00-6:00 p.m.
(Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, second floor)
Session 4: POSSIBILITIES FOR REFORM
A. “Corruption: Cause and Consequence of Failed Governance”
Peter Eigen, Founder and Chair, Advisory Council, Transparency International; Honorary Professor of Political Science, Freie Universität, Berlin
B. “How Societies Build Control of Corruption”
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor of Democracy Studies, Hertie School of Governance
C. “More than Necessary, Less than Sufficient: How Democratization and Development Shape Corruption Control”
Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Colgate University
Moderator: Michael Cohen, Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Julian J. Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School