Past Events
America’s Geography of Poverty
Public Trust
4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
“As I continue this work today, instead of uncovering remnants of a flawed past, it feels more like a foreshadowing of a far darker future.” — Matt Black Join us at Public Trust for America's Geography of Poverty, a conversation with Magnum photographer Matt Black on Wednesday…
Islamic Socialism: The Difficulty of Justice as Equality
PCPSE 250 (The Forum)
Islamic Socialism: The Difficulty of Justice as Equality Islamic socialists drew upon the centrality of justice in Islamic juridical and political thought to make a case for the coming together of Islam and socialism. Focusing on the ideas of two important South Asian…
Foreign Policy 2025: A Debrief on This Year's Foreign Policy Shake-ups
Guttmann College Hall, 5th Floor East Lounge
Join the Penn Political Union, in conjuction with the Polybian Society, for a timely discussion unpacking the major foreign policy developments of 2025. From shifting alliances to unexpected diplomatic moves and global power realignments, Polybian aims to analyze what’s behind…
Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony
Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics (PCPSE) 203
133 S 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sandipto Dasgupta, Assistant Professor of Politics at The New School for Social Research, will discuss his book Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony. He will be in conversation with political theorist Rafael Khachaturian. Anticolonial movements…
Balancing Power: Should the Courts Have a Larger Role in Curbing Executive Overreach
Guttmann College House, 5th Floor East Lounge
Please join the Penn Political Union, in conjuction with the Polybian Society, for a conversation on whether the courts should have a larger role in curbing executive overreach.