Expropriation — the seizing of property by a state for public use — is seeing an upsurge in interest as a possible response to a number of pressing global challenges, including the climate crisis, outdated infrastructure, new technologies, and renewed commitments to economic sovereignty. To provide context for current discussions, it is useful to take stock of how expropriation has been used in the past. This panel will bring together experts from diverse regions to discuss the use of expropriation for the common good in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Panelists
- Sai Balakrishnan is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, in a joint appointment with the Department of City & Regional Planning and Global Metropolitan Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Puck Engman is Assistant Professor of China Since 1949 in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley and a 2022-2023 Matrix Faculty Fellow.
- Noel Maurer is Associate Professor of International Affairs and International Business at the George Washington University.
- Caitlin Rosenthal (moderator) is Associate Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of History.
Location: Social Science Matrix, 820 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm
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