Monday, April 25, 2011

Ilya Somin, "Democracy and Political Ignorance"

The Department of Philosophy and History of Science
of the University of Athens

invites you to a Lecture by

Prof. Ilya Somin
George Mason University School of Law

under the title

Democracy and Political Ignorance

on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7.00 p.m.

at the New Amphitheater of the Central Building of the University of Athens
(Propylaia, Panepistimiou 30)

Ilya Somin is an Associate Professor at George Mason University School of Law, a Co-Editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute and a writer of the most famous and popular blog on constitutional law and politics, The Volokh Conspiracy. The title of the lecture is also the title of his forthcoming book.

His host, Prof. Aristides Hatzis will introduce him (and the topic) and moderate the discussion.

You can find here the first chapter of the book and here a number of related published papers of the author (on politic ignorance and democracy).

RSVP at the Facebook Event Page

More info on Ilya Somin:

His GMU Page

His Cato Institute Page

His Volokh Conspiracy posts

His SSRN page

For more info send us an email.

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