Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Magnus Marsdal
Date:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4303 Wesley Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Stephen Lund
Contact Email:
slund@pitt.edu
This lecture will offer a comparison of the welfare states of Scandinavia and the U.S., conceptions of Left and Right and Liberty, and the embrace of the Nordic path to individual liberty.
About the Speaker:
Author and journalist Marsdal is the founder of the union-sponsored think-tank Manifest Center for Societal Analysis and the digital platform Manifest Media. Over the last decade, Marsdal has devoted much of his efforts to a Freedom Project, comparing the welfare states of Scandinavia and the United States of America. He currently hosts one of Norway’s leading politics podcasts
UCIS Unit:
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
UCIS Engagement
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
No
Pitt Undergrads:
7
Pitt Grad Students:
3