Welcome to the Yan P. Lin Centre
The Yan P. Lin Centre for the Study of Freedom and Global Orders in the Ancient and Modern Worlds brings together more than forty scholars from across the university working in comparative, historical, normative, and critical social inquiry. It provides a unified home for the humanistic social sciences, allowing for collaborations across the Faculties of Arts, Engineering, and Law, drawing on disciplines ranging from history, classics, architecture, political science, and philosophy. It is dedicated to studying social structures, social transformations, and ideas about social values from across eras and in regions around the world.
Events
The Centre offers a number of events throughout the year, including the Yan P. Lin Annual Lecture. Each research group organizes events tailored to its expertise.
Research Groups
The Centre is clustered into five research groups: Global Antiquities, Transitions and Gobal Modernities, Constitutional Studies, Global Justice, and Democracy, Space, and Technology.
News
Megan Bradley (RGGJ) awarded 2020 Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Published: 14 Apr 2020
Christopher Manfredi reappointed Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)
Published: 11 Oct 2019Lin Centre Emeritus Member Charles Taylor co-recipient of 2019 Ratzinger Prize
Published: 7 Oct 2019
