Tufts University, in Medford, MA (near Cambridge and Boston)
July 13-24, 2009
Organized by Stephen Elkin, University of Maryland, Peter Levine, Tisch College, Tufts University, and Karol Sołtan, University of Maryland, with guest seminars by distinguished colleagues from various institutions and organizations.
Main topics: What kinds of citizens (if any) do good regimes need? What should such citizens know, believe, and do? What institutional structures promote the right kinds of citizenship? How do individuals learn civic skills, habits, values, dispositions, and knowledge? The Institute will conclude with a public conference on the Obama Administration's civic agenda (July 24)
The motivation for the Institute is explained in the Framing Statement.
Registration for the insitute is now closed. However, please use the form below to sign up for announcements about the concluding public conference, the 2010 seminar, and related activities.
