The event included a panel discussion featuring contributors Daniel Brumberg, Georgetown University Hillel Fradkin, the Hudson Institute and Tarek Masoud, Harvard’s John F. On April 25, the Forum hosted an event to celebrate the launch of the newest Journal of Democracy book Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab World. Each address was followed by a panel discussion. On April 24, the Forum, along with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Carlson School of Management, held a conference at the university entitled “Global Prosperity and Democracy: Challenges for Corporations, Governments, NGOs, and Civil Society.” The event featured lectures by Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University and Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank. The event included a panel discussion featuring contributors Nathan (Columbia University), Minxin Pei (Claremont McKenna College), and Louisa Greve (NED).
On April 10, the Forum hosted an event to celebrate the publication of Will China Democratize?, a Journal of Democracy book coedited by Andrew J. Christian Caryl, editor of Democracy Lab, offered comments. On March 20, the Forum and the Center for International Media Assistance hosted a discussion of Emily Parker’s Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground. Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) also spoke at the event. Congress, included the award of NED’s Democracy Service Medal to U.S. For his role in spearheading the movement, Xu was sentenced in January to four years in prison on charges of “gathering a crowd and disturbing public order.” Hua Ze, a documentary filmmaker, signatory of Charter 08, and friend of Xu, accepted the award on his behalf. Xu is one of the founders of the New Citizens’ Movement, an initiative that exhorts Chinese citizens to seek their rights as laid out in the Chinese Constitution. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi accepted the award on Liu’s behalf. Liu, who in 2010 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, is serving an eleven-year prison sentence for his role in publishing Charter 08, a document calling for political reform and respect for human rights in China. On May 29, days prior to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its annual Democracy Awards to imprisoned Chinese democracy activists Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong.
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