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Conference Schedule

Thursday, Feb. 1

Frank Erwin Center, Lone Star Room

Time Event
6:00pm E. J. Dionne, Washington Post, Brookings Institute, Georgetown University

"Religion, Social Justice, and the Welfare State"

There are no longer tickets available for this portion of the conference.

Friday, Feb. 2

Eidman Courtroom, UT School of Law

Time Event
9:30am Welcome
  • Betty Sue Flowers, Director, LBJ Library
  • Larry Sager, Dean UT School of Law
9:45 The Future of the Welfare State: Introductory Remarks
  • Willy Forbath, UT School of Law
10:00–12:00 I. What Goods and to Whom?
  • Moderator: Sanford Levinson, UT School of Law
  • Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
  • Nancy Rosenblum, Harvard University
  • E.J. Dionne, Washington Post, Brookings Institute, Georgetown University
12:00–1:00 Lunch, Sheffield Dining Room, UT Law School
1:00–3:00 II. Health Care: The Problem of Rationing Social Goods
  • Moderator: William Sage, UT School of Law, Vice Provost for Health Affairs
  • Theodore Marmor, Yale School of Management
  • Ken Apfel, LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Jill Quadagno, Florida State University
3:00–3:30 Coffee Break, Jamail Pavilion, UT Law School
3:30–5:30 III. Global Labor Migration and National Welfare Regimes: Doing Justice on Two Fronts
  • Moderator: Willy Forbath, UT School of Law
  • David Abraham, University of Miami School of Law
  • Ernesto Cortes, Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Gary Freeman, UT Government Department
  • Alvaro Santos, UT School of Law
5:30–5:50 Coffee Break, Jamail Pavilion, UT Law School
6:00pm Law School Auditorium
  • Introduction: James Steinberg, Dean LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University, "Distributive Justice and the Global Economy"

Saturday, Feb. 3

Eidman Courtroom, UT Law School

Time Event
10:00–12:00 IV. Redistribution and Social Provision in the 21st Century ― National and Transnational Prospects and Problems
  • Moderator: James Steinberg, Dean LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University
  • Claus Offe, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
  • Jamie Galbraith, LBJ School of Public Affairs
12:00–1:00 Lunch, Sheffield Dining Room, UT Law School
1:00–3:00 V. Designing the New Welfare State
  • Moderator: Gerald Torres, UT School of Law
  • Steve Jackobs, Executive Director, Capital IDEA
  • Rory O'Donnell, National Economic Council, Dublin
  • Joel Handler, UCLA School of Law
3:00–3:30 Coffee Break, Jamail Pavilion, UT Law School
3:30–5:30 VI. Constitutionalizing Welfare
  • Moderator: Larry Sager, Dean UT School of Law
  • Frank Michelman, Harvard Law School
  • Ulrich Preuss, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
  • Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School
  • Frank Cross, UT School of Law