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Curated & Moderated by:
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou

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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Dialogues is a platform that aims to develop new ways of thinking, build bridges of cooperation, and encourage creative public dialogue across geographic, social, and cultural limits.

59 Open discussions
23 Different locations

The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

snfdialogues.org
Universities are havens for freedom and the pursuit of knowledge; however, they are facing significant challenges in today’s divisive climate. How can we ensure that they continue to fulfill their crucial role in promoting and safeguarding democratic values and inspiring democratic change?

Consumers or Citizens

The Queen Theater, Wilmington, Delaware
Has politics become a commodity? In an era saturated with political advertisement, the SNF Dialogues explored the repercussions of the commercialization of politics and the evolving role of citizens within this framework.

Beyond Books: How libraries can serve the public

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in New York
The SNF Dialogues hosted a public speaking event that underscored libraries’ vital role in promoting civic engagement and strengthening democracy, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in New York.
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18 Topics

What do American students think of their universities today?

AIDS in 1980s Greece: An audio documentary

To infinity and beyond: Space Travel, Mars and Ethics

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Through open discussions, live debates, opinions, topics and rich multimedia content, the SNF Dialogues foster the exchange of ideas, emphasizing the need for citizens to express themselves and communicate with each other, always rooted in the values of equity and diversity. Democracy, political values, global economy, social change, artificial intelligence, mental health and the future of our planet are some of the important issues that are addressed by the SNF Dialogues.

29 Opinions

Speech, power and the academy

John Holmwood

The culture wars threaten higher education

Amy Binder

Six ways for higher education to repair democracy

Jonathan Pinckney
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Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou

The SNF Dialogues are curated and moderated by Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou, are held through the journalism non-profit organization iMEdD (incubator for Media Education and Development) and are free and open to everyone.

300 Dialoguers

Irene Mulvey

AAUP Immediate Past President; Professor Emerita of Mathematics, Fairfield University
We in the Higher Ed community have not done a good job in explaining the value and the importance of the university. It’s not just good to have in a democracy; It is a pillar of democracy, and when you undermine it, you are threatening democracy.
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59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

John Tomasi

President, Heterodox Academy
A wider range of political viewpoints expressed intelligently on campus, aiming for truth - that would be a better situation than when there’s less viewpoint diversity.
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59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

John Holmwood

Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham
Part of the problem is how the university is being constructed in the public imagination and that’s very different from the way the university is in terms of the experience of most students.
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59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

Hahrie Han

Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Democracy is something you do, not something you have. Right now, we are treating it like something we have.
Appears on:
19 Talking (and Listening) Across Divides, 
33 The Interplay between Technology and Democracy: Pοtential and limitations, 
37 Τhe Power of Dialogue, 
55 Reconnecting in a Fractured Political Landscape, 
58 Consumers or Citizens, 
59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

Luke McDermott

External Vice President, Association of Students of the University of Nebraska; Chairman, Husker Vote Coalition
Universities have become much more corporatized over the years, and they see disruption as an interruption of the product that students are buying, instead of a supplement to the experience that they are living in.
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59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy

Anna Oakes

Multimedia journalist, Graduate student, Columbia Journalism School
Τhere’s been a sense of a real disruption of the fragile trust between students and the administration (during the student protests at Columbia University).
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59 The Role of Universities in Modern Democracy
Irene Mulvey
John Tomasi
John Holmwood
Han Hanrie SNF Dialoguer Profile
Luke McDermott
Anna Oakes
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SNF Dialogues. Diverse opinions, new ways of thinking

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Audience and a big screen saying
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou at the SNF Dialogues event.
A guest speaker at the SNF Dialogues event
A guest speaker at the SNF Dialogues event
Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou and other guests at the SNF Dialogues event
A guest speaker at the SNF Dialogues event
A guest speaker at the SNF Dialogues event
Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou and other guests at the SNF Dialogues event in an exterior space with the Acropolis in the background
Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou at the SNF Dialogues event
The large crowd gathered outside in a yard with bright lights over them
Man speaker holding the mic and speaks to the audience at the SNF Dialogues event.
A lot of individuals gathered in a hall, forming a sizable audience.
Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou and other guests at the SNF Dialogues event
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou and four guest speakers at the SNF Dialogues event.
A diverse group of individuals sitting at tables in an outdoor area discussing and having fun.
Co-president of SNF, Andreas Dracopoulos speaking at the SNF Dialogues event next to other guests
A large crowd of attendees seated outside of a church in broad daylight surrounded by a big tree
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou and two guest speakers at the SNF Dialogues event.
Many people gathered around a dome where the SNF Dialogues event is held, at night.
Audience at the SNF Dialogues looking at stage.