Program Tracks

2012: Due to the breadth of certain topics, five program tracks will offer conversations across the whole week and will span both sessions of the Festival, June 27 - 30 and June 30 - July 3. Alongside the week-long tracks, focused attention will be given to different subjects during each session of the Festival.
World Affairs: Democracy on Trial
What are the prospects for democracy around the globe? Can countries embroiled in conflict over governance make a planned and peaceful transition? Is American democracy worth emulating? What does “democracy” really mean today, and is this the best system for everyone?