WRR-Lecture 2017 'Open Society: Its Old Enemies and its New Friends' by Michael Ignatieff
Channel: ScientificCouncilWRR
Date: 28/11/2017

An open society can exist only in a lively democracy that guarantees debate and the possibility to express criticism. Crucial pillars in that respect are a free media, a freely accessible public domain, academic freedom and the rule of law. The keynote speaker was Michael Ignatieff, president and rector of the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest.