Reaganseminaret 2013 (The Reagan Conference 2013)

The annual Reagan Conference (Reagan-seminaret) hosted by the Monticello Society will this year take place tomorrow, Sunday 10 february 2013, at Litteraturhuset in Oslo.

As usual the program reveals many interesting topics about US American politics and society in general:

• Amerikanske krimserier: Hva forteller de oss om USA? (American crime series: What to they tell us about the USA?) by the music and film journalist Asbjørn Slettemark
• Fairness-doktrinen, Rush Limbaugh og fremveksten av konservativ talkradio (The Fairness Doctrine, Rush Limbaugh and the growth of conservative talk radio) by Helene Megaard
• Valgkampen 2012 "backstage" (The Election 2012 backstage) by Are Flaten, editor of Amerikanskpolitikk.no.
• Videoinnslag: Reagans "Big Tent"-parti (Video Hour: Reagan's "Big Tent" party) by Dag Inge Fjeld, Monticello Society
• Er Republikanerne dømt til å tape? Den demografiske utviklingen i USA med vekt på latin-amerikanere (Are the Republicans destined to lose? The demographic developments in the USA with emphasis on the Hispanics) by Jan Arild Snoen, Minerva og Monticello Society
• Panel: Hva skal og må Republikanerne gjøre for å være konkurransedyktige fremover? (inkludert spørsmål fra salen) Hilde Restad (USA-forsker og førsteamanuensis, Bjørknes), Jan Arild Snoen, George Gooding, Jørn Ødegaard (Monticello Society); ordstyrer: Christopher Rødsten, Monticello Society (Debate: What will and what have the Republicans to do in order to become competitive in the years to come? Participants: Hilde Restad, Jan Arild Snoen, George Gooding (President, Monticello Society), Jørn Ødegaard (Monticello Society). Moderator: Christopher Rødsten, Monticello Society).

Go here for an article about last year's conference.