| Democracy
Studies: Front & Center
at the University of
Maryland
The University of Maryland is a
national leader in democracy studies. Through centers, institutes,
and programs in four colleges, faculty and students conduct research
on three important issues of democracy in the 21st century: the
culture of democracy and the behavior necessary to sustain it; the
spread of democracy around the globe; and civic engagement at the
local, regional, and national levels. This directory describes more
than 20 distinct centers for democractic study at UMD.
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Learning
from Reflective Practitioners
and Engaged
Academics
This 28-page report describes a joint program now underway
in partnership with the Advocacy
Institute which brings together scholars of democratic theory
and democratic activists so that they may learn from one another
while working together on problem-solving. The report includes "lessons
learned," background readings and writing assignments.
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The
Emerging New Society:
The Best in American Innovation
by Kristin Rusch. 131-pages. 2002
All across America, in city after
city and in every state, a new society is beginning to take shape
just beneath the surface of public attention: vibrant local schools;
community- based environmental initiatives; new health institutions;
community-strengthening forms of economic development; innovative
court, policing, and penals programs. This report is a preliminary
review of more than 30 successful models of local-level innovation
now flourishing across America.
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Read this report's Introduction.
The
Theory and Practice
of Civic Globalism
edited by Sondra Myers. 2002
The International
Roundtable on the Theory and Practice of Civic Globalism was
held in Washington, DC from April 19 to 21, 2001. Sponsored by The
Democracy Collaborative, the meeting brought together leaders from
academe, international agencies, civil society organizations, and
the corporate sector from 12 countries. The Roundtable was the first
part of an ongoing discussion aimed at creating new strategies for
strengthening democracy worldwide.
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Building
the Electronic Commons
by Peter Levine. April, 2002
Since January 2000, The Democracy Collaborative, along with
partners at the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin,
and the
Maryland School of Public Affairs, has been exploring the creation
of a
Public Telecommunication Service, a new organization that would
support citizens and communities in using the Internet for public,
not-for-profit purposes. This report, based on this two-year project,
explores the idea of an information "commons," the principles
underlying
the proposed PTS, and how citizens and civic organizations are already
employing new information technologies to conduct public work that
benefits communities.
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