Investing in People

On Freedom

January 23, 2025
11:30–12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

In a time when journalists and media organizations are facing an onslaught of threats, women’s rights are declining and democracies are fragile, what is the role of freedom and how is it evolving? Join this exploration of why historians and contemporary experts are rethinking freedom and the role of institutions in societies.

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

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Timothy Snyder
Richard C. Levin Professor of History
Yale University

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