Thursday, April 16, 2026 Speakers “When Rights Are Not Enough: Vulnerability and Equal Standing in Liberal Democracies” - Tyra Maud Declerck (Université du Québec à Montréal) Abstract “Reframing Democratic Governance: Anishinaabeg Kinship and the Limits of Liberal Institutional Design” - Elliot Goodell Ugalde (鶹) Abstract “The Right to Rebellion Against Imam” - Hamid Andishan (Cape Breton University) Abstract “Popular Sovereignty vs Democracy: Or, How Rousseau Killed Democracy” - Keynote Speaker - Arash Abizadeh (McGill University) Abstract Friday, April 17, 2026 Speakers “Occupation and Opportunity: Ottawa’s Freedom Convoy, Annexation and Sowing Chaos Abroad” - John Edwards-Boone (鶹) Abstract “Collective Self-Determination: A Transgenerational Conception” - Yutang Jin (University of Hong Kong) Abstract “Membership-Making in a Mobile World” - Keynote - Will Kymlicka (鶹) Abstract
