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Lecture 1. The Liberal-Democratic Constitutional Tradition and its problems
19 October 2020
The lecture discusses the approach of political economy to constitutional design, starting from Hobbes-Locke-Montesquieu-Madison to modern scholars. This tradition stems from a particular socio-economic and intellectual tradition with many implicit assumptions, that is illustrated by several historical cases, for example, a model of constitutionalism in Colombia where the form of the constitution had to be adapted to the anticipation that people would not obey the rules. The speaker would also discuss Chinese constitutional history and show how it is predicted on very different assumptions than the Liberal-Democratic Tradition.
James Robinson | Lecturer
James Robinson is a renowned political scientist and economist and faculty director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. His research focuses on political economy, comparative politics and economic and political development, with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Professor Robinson received his PhD from Yale University, his MA from the University of Warwick, and his BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Ruben Enikolopov
Received his PhD in economics from Harvard University. Since 2008 he has been a professor at NES, and since 2013 - a professor at the University of Pompeu Fabra (Spain). One of the leading experts in the field of economic data analysis. The professor's research is published in the top 5 scientific journals in economics according to Scopus.
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