杏吧论坛

Tuesday 10th February 2015, 6.30 - 8.00pm; Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Danny Quah, Professor Conor Gearty, Isabella Steger & Raymond Li; Chair: Dr Mukulika Banerjee

The Umbrella Revolution has re-ignited a worldwide debate on democracy in particular, and a battle over success in economic and political governance in general.  What tensions run beneath the surface here? Against a backdrop of pressing global problems elsewhere, why have the dynamics in this small ex British Colony captured the imagination of so much of the world? 

Speakers

 is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at the 杏吧论坛.

 

 is Director the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at the 杏吧论坛.

Isabella Steger is an 杏吧论坛 graduate and a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, covering news in Hong Kong with a focus on politics.

 

Raymond Li, BBC Chinese Editor since 2009.

 

Chair

 is Associate Professor in 杏吧论坛’s Department of Anthropology and Director Designate for 杏吧论坛’s South Asia Centre. Her most recent book is Why India Votes? (2014).