Programs & Activities

The Collaborative sponsors a broad range of intellectual and practical programs aimed at strengthening democracy and building healthy communities — locally, nationally, and globally. Some of these activities take place on the campus of the University of Maryland at College Park; some are held at affiliated institutions of higher education; still others occur in communities, in partnership with citizen organizations, or as part of international conferences and fora.

• Public Events: By using platforms that include conferences, web broadcasts, seminar series and colloquia, including our Civil Society Lecture Series, The Collaborative is expanding the public dialogue regarding democracy.
  
• Training & Teaching: The Scholar-Practitioner Engagement Program is a flagship initiative or the Collaborative. A Fellowship Program and a "New Democratic Curriculum" are currently in development.
  
• Engaged University: The civic mission of higher education is experiencing a great renewal at the University of Maryland, as well as throughout the country.
  
• Community-based Projects: Community focused initiatives and programs of civic engagement based on real partnerships between citizens and higher education.
  
• Global Civil Society: Long-range, democracy-related plans to address the economic and social conditions that breed terror.
  
• New York Office Activities: The Democracy Collaborative maintains an office in New York City under the direction of one of its Principals, Benjamin R. Barber.

Public Events | Training & Teaching | Engaged University
Community-based Projects | Global Civil Society | NY Activities