How were divine-right monarchy, religious faith and tradition trumped by democracy, secularism and science? And can modern democracy be saved?
In his new book, Democracy and Its Crisis, AC Grayling of the New College of the Humanities in London investigates why institutions of democracy across the globe are struggling to hold up against the forces they were designed to manage. His previous book, The Age of Genius, explored the changes that radically altered political thinking in 17th-century Europe. He discusses both with journalist Simon Wilson, editor of The Journal of Urgent Writing 2017.
Tickets will go on sale for Take 5 Pass holders and The Culture Club supporters from 1 February 2018. General public sales start 8 February 2018.
Saturday 10 Mar
5:45pm
GA
$19.00
Pricing excludes service fee
Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre
1hr (no interval)
