DAVOS WATCH: ‘Meaning of Politics’

Credit: World Economic Forum

‘Governments continue to face a choice between economic efficiency, strategic autonomy or a mix of both. With these choices already running the risk of creating disruption to people's day-to-day lives, political ideologies are also increasingly crossing borders and losing sight of local realities.

‘What does a successful political system look like and has the globalization of politics resulted in politics no longer serving its purpose?’

Speakers:

• Jeffry A. Frieden — Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University
• Arlie Russell Hochschild — Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley
• Arancha Gonzalez Laya — Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po
• Daniel Diermeier — Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
• Mina Al-Oraibi — Editor-in-Chief, The National