Festival of Dangerous Ideas: 2-3 October 2010
The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is the home of unconventional and controversial thinking. Presented by the St. James Ethics Centre and the Sydney Opera House, the Festival hosts an incredible “line-up” of prominent speakers who delve into ideas from across a number of disciplines including law, politics and government, religion, the media, social science, the arts and ethics. The 2010 Festival promises plenty to interest law students and lawyers.
If you’re a lover of law and politics, here are my top picks for the 2010 Festival of Dangerous Ideas:
No One Is Above The Law
Presented by Geoffrey Robertson Q.C.
Sins Of The Fathers: Should The Pope Be Held To Account?
Presented by Geoffrey Robertson Q.C & Alan Dershowitz
Debate: If You Want Peace, Forget Justice
Fossil Fuels Are Bad For Democracy
Presented by John Keane
Is Politics Killing Democracy?
Panel discussion led by Fred Chaney
Good Ideas = Bad Politics
Presented by Waleed Aly, Annabel Crabb, Elizabeth Farrelly & Miriam Lyons
Is Right the New Left?
Presented by Waleed Aly, David Hetherington, Luke Malpas & Tom Switzer
So you don’t get the impression that The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is all about law, politics and government, here’s a taste of what else is on offer:
Stuff White People Like
Panel discussion led by Julian Morrow
Zombie Economics: Dangerous Economic Ideas The Refuse to Die
Presented John Quiggin
Art Doesn’t Make Us Better People
Presented by David Marr & Lindy Hume
We Are All Climate Change Deniers
Presented by Clive Hamilton
Canberra Is the Best City in Australia
Presented by Andrew Leigh
For a full program, including speaker information, session times and bookings, head to the Festival of Dangerous Ideas website.