“The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society?”

cesharvard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:04:59 +0000

In anticipation of our panel “The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society,” we’d like to hear from you. What do you think makes for a good society and quality of life? Share your thoughts on our blog by leaving a comment as we start this inter-disciplinary conversation.

The Center for European Studies will host a panel on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 2:00-4:00 pm to consider this topic and present two important new publications. The first is the ‘Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Report’ commissioned by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France that looks at how policy makers might go beyond GDP when measuring the well-being and quality of life of their people. Two of the authors, Amartya Sen and Jean-Paul Fitoussi (via teleconference) will discuss the findings. Professors Peter Hall and Michèle Lamont will then discuss their new book Successful Societies: How Institutions and Culture Affect Health, that integrates recent research in an effort to answer the question of why some societies are more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being.

"The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society?"

“The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Define and Attain the Good Society?”