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Despite its existential importance, the relationship between excessive wealth concentration and democracy remains "shockingly under-discussed" (Rob Reich). The 2025 Annual Conference of the CEU Democracy Institute will focus on three central questions (with two panels devoted to each):
How does excessive wealth harm democracy?
Panel “Informal and Illegal Oligarchs and Democracy” (convened by Carlos Meléndez) (June 23)
Panel “How Does Excessive Wealth Damage Democracy?” (convened by Andrea Krizsan and Andreas Schedler) (June 24)
Can hyper-wealth produce public goods?
Panel “Can the Hyper-Rich Save the Climate?” (convened by Stephen Stec) (June 23)
Panel “Promise and Pitfalls of Philanthropy” (convened by Zsuzsanna Szelenyi) (24 June)
How can we contain excessive wealth?
Panel “How to Tax the Super-Rich?" (convened by Marlies Glasius) (June 23)
Panel on “How to Break the Power of Oligarchs?” (convened by Balint Madlovics and Balint Magyar) (June 24)
Learn more:
https://events.ceu.edu/2025-06-23/ceu-di-annual-conference-2025-excessive-wealth-concentration-and-democracy
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Despite its existential importance, the relationship between excessive wealth concentration and democracy remains "shockingly under-discussed" (Rob Reich). The 2025 Annual Conference of the CEU Democracy Institute will focus on three central questions (with two panels devoted to each):
How does excessive wealth harm democracy?
Panel “Informal and Illegal Oligarchs and Democracy” (convened by Carlos Meléndez) (June 23)
Panel “How Does Excessive Wealth Damage Democracy?” (convened by Andrea Krizsan and Andreas Schedler) (June 24)
Can hyper-wealth produce public goods?
Panel “Can the Hyper-Rich Save the Climate?” (convened by Stephen Stec) (June 23)
Panel “Promise and Pitfalls of Philanthropy” (convened by Zsuzsanna Szelenyi) (24 June)
How can we contain excessive wealth?
Panel “How to Tax the Super-Rich?" (convened by Marlies Glasius) (June 23)
Panel on “How to Break the Power of Oligarchs?” (convened by Balint Madlovics and Balint Magyar) (June 24)
Learn more:
https://events.ceu.edu/2025-06-23/ceu-di-annual-conference-2025-excessive-wealth-concentration-and-democracy
Central European University is an institution of advanced research and teaching, dedicated to socially and morally responsible intellectual inquiry.
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