"A Theory of Cooperation": Bernard Harcourt in conversation with Amna Akbar

This event is co-hosted with Boston Review: https://www.bostonreview.net

Liberal democracy is in crisis around the world, unable to address pressing problems such as climate change. There is, however, another path – cooperation democracy.

In this conversation with Amna Akbar, eminent philosopher and legal scholar Bernard Harcourt outlines a political theory grounded on recognition of our interdependence, an economic theory that can ensure equitable distribution of wealth, and a social theory that replaces the punishment paradigm with a cooperation paradigm. As Harcourt argues, by drawing on the core values of cooperation and the power of people working together, a new world of cooperation democracy is within our grasp.

Bernard E. Harcourt is the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and professor of political science at Columbia University and a chaired professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. In his books, articles, and teaching, his scholarship focuses on punishment practices and political economy, critical theory and praxis, and political protest. His new book, Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory, is published by Columbia University Press.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BernardHarcourt
Book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/cooperation/9780231209540

Amna Akbar is a Professor of Law at The Ohio State University where she focuses on social movements, critical theory, and policing race & inequality. As both an organizer and scholar, her work explores the intersections of national security and criminal law, and the potential of social movements to transform our thinking about law, law enforcement, and law reform.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/orangebegum
Public Writing: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-fight-against-cop-city

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