This event is in the past.It took place on March 16, 2026 at Hertz Hall.


Southside, Berkeley
🎓Open to the public, no law background needed
🥪Arrive at 12:15 for the lunch reception
💻Zoom livestream available if you register
Explore how citizens actively shape democracy rather than just inherit it. Law professor Christopher Kutz discusses his new book on building responsive public institutions, drawing on California, France, and Norway. Lunch reception included.
Free admission
Academic lecture
Book launch
Lunch included


Southside, Berkeley
🎓Open to the public, no law background needed
🥪Arrive at 12:15 for the lunch reception
💻Zoom livestream available if you register
Explore how citizens actively shape democracy rather than just inherit it. Law professor Christopher Kutz discusses his new book on building responsive public institutions, drawing on California, France, and Norway. Lunch reception included.
Free admission
Academic lecture
Book launch
Lunch included