A.SK Social Science Award Ceremony / WZB Distinguished Lecture Anniversary Symposium
The WZB continues its 50th anniversary activities with a day-long scientific program set during the Berlin Science Week. The day will start off with the presentation ceremony of the A.SK Social Science Award, followed by three WZB Distinguished Lectures. A reception will conclude the anniversary event.
Please note that the event will be held in English without translation into German.
Program
11.15 a.m. - 1.00 p.m
A.SK Social Science Award Ceremony
- Welcome by Jutta Allmendinger, WZB president
- Address by A.SK founder Shu Kai Chan
- Laudation by Sonia Mikich, former Editor-in-Chief of WDR TV
- Award presentation by Dorothea Kübler, Head of the A.SK Commission and WZB director
- Acceptance Speech by Raj Chetty, the A.SK Award Winner 2019
2.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
WZB Distinguished Lecture Anniversary Symposium
2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Ethnicity, Class, and Geography in the Trajectory of American Politics
Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University
Introduction by Macartan Humphreys, WZB director
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4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Communicating Uncertainty in Policy Analysis
Charles Manski, Northwestern University
Introduction by Dorothea Kübler, WZB director
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6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Citizen Confidence in Government: Why they lose it and how they regain it
Margaret Levi, Stanford University
Introduction by Wolfgang Merkel, WZB director
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Our event location is wheelchair-accessible. If you need support, please e-mail: veranstaltungen [at] wzb.eu