{"id":19825,"date":"2018-04-13T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T17:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=19825"},"modified":"2018-04-13T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T17:03:51","slug":"agenda-for-frontiers-of-democracy-2018-is-taking-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=19825","title":{"rendered":"agenda for Frontiers of Democracy 2018 is taking shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is still room to\u00a0register<\/a>\u00a0and pay to hold a spot<\/a>\u00a0for Frontiers of Democracy 2018<\/a> (June 21-23 in Boston). Although many slots on the agenda are filled, there is still room for a few more\u00a0proposals<\/a> for sessions or presentations. The following is an incomplete list of the confirmed speakers and sessions, with several more in the pipeline for approval.<\/p>\n

Keynotes<\/h3>\n

\u201cInnovating Democracy Reform\u201d<\/strong>
\nJosh Silver, Founder & Executive Director, Represent.us<\/p>\n

\u201cActivism under Fire: Violence, Poverty and Collective Action in Rio de Janeiro\u201d<\/strong>
\nAnjuli Fahlberg, Northeastern University<\/p>\n

\u201cFear and Present Danger\u201d<\/strong>
\nKelly Greenhill, Tufts University<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Disenfranchised\u201d<\/strong>
\nSekwan R. Merritt, a formerly incarcerated person who advocates for an end to mass incarceration in America<\/p>\n

\u201cOvercoming Civic Fragmentation Through Public Work\u201d<\/strong>
\nHarry Boyte, Augsburg College<\/p>\n

\u201cThese Words: A Century of Printing, Writing, and Reading in Boston\u2019s Chinese Community\u201d<\/strong>
\nSusan Chinsen, Managing Director, The Chinese Historical Society of New England<\/p>\n

Presentations and Sessions<\/h3>\n

(The category headings are for information only. Some titles refer to standalone sessions, while others will be combined to create panels. The panels may not be organized along these topical lines.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Institutions in Communities<\/h4>\n

\u201cHow Can Museums Strengthen a Civil Society?\u201d<\/strong>
\nAbby Pfisterer, Education Specialist; Magdalena Mieri, National Museum of American History; Rebekah Hardingrharding, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Michelle Martz, Lincoln Cottage; Teresita Paniagua, La Casita; Noelle Trent, National Civil Rights Museum; Dory Lerner, National Civil Rights Museum; Abby Kiesa, Director of Impact, CIRCLE, Tisch College<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Role of Religious Communities in Strengthening Democracy\u201d<\/strong>
\nElizabeth Gish, Western Kentucky University, and John Dedrick, Kettering Foundation<\/p>\n

\u201cCivic Tinkering as Democratic Practice\u201d<\/strong>
\nScott Tate, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Youth Voice<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe 2016 Boston Student Walkout Movement: Stories, Strategies, and Impacts\u201d<\/strong>
\nAndrew King, Mark Warren, Mariette Ayala, Sheetal Gowda, Kate Kelly, Jeff Moyer, and Luis Navarro<\/p>\n

\u201cUnchaining the Power of Student Voices\u201d<\/strong>
\nFrank LoMonte, The Brechner Center,\u00a0and Zack Mezera, Providence Student Union<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding Agency and Voice in Student Activists\u201d<\/strong>
\nPamela Conners and Leila Brammer, Gustavus Adolphus College<\/p>\n

Media and Tech<\/h4>\n

\u201cData Justice: A Hands-On Workshop\u201d<\/strong>
\nLibby Falck, MIT<\/p>\n

\u201cCivic Entertainment\u201d<\/strong>
\nAnushka Shah, MIT Media Lab<\/p>\n

\u201cVotes that Count and Voters Who Don\u2019t: How Journalists Sideline Electoral Participation”<\/strong>
\nSharon Jarvis, University of Texas at Austin and Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Only Journalists Care about the Future of Journalism, Democracy is in Trouble\u201d<\/strong>
\nFiona Morgan, Free Press<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are the Responsibilities of Civic Technology?\u201d<\/strong>
\nErhardt Graeff, MIT Media Lab<\/p>\n

\u201cBridging the US Political Divide Online: What we Learned from Using Big Data\u201d<\/strong>
\nKate Mytty, Build Up<\/p>\n

Education (K12 and College)<\/h4>\n

\u201cCivic Learning and Young Citizens: Democratic Engagements in Higher Education \u201c<\/strong>
\nIvy Dhar, School of Development Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), and Nidhi S. Sabharwal, Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE), National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), India<\/p>\n

\u201cDeliberative Dialogue in Classrooms and Other Settings\u201d<\/strong>
\nSharyn Lowenstein and Denny Frey, Lasell College<\/p>\n

Connecting the Public and Government<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe Missing Link: Connecting Our Work to The People Who Need It\u201d<\/strong>
\nLarry Schooler, National Civic League<\/p>\n

\u201cState of the Congress: Staff Perspectives on Congressional Capacity\u201d<\/strong>
\nKathy Goldschmidt, Congressional Management Foundation<\/p>\n

Getting Past Division<\/h4>\n

\u201cHow can we productively talk about divisiveness in a time of polarized public discourse?\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nElizabeth Gish, Western Kentucky University, and John Dedrick, Kettering Foundation<\/p>\n

\u201cCivility In Our Democracy \u2013 Collaborating and Rebuilding Bridges of Trust, and Respect\u201d<\/strong>
\nCheryl Graeve and Ted Celeste, National Institute for Civil Discourse<\/p>\n

State-Wide Strategies<\/h4>\n

\u201cDemocracy in your backyard: Building local and state capacity for participatory public engagement\u201d<\/strong>
\nQuixada Moore-Vissing, Michele Holt-Shannon, and Bruce Mallory, New Hampshire Listens<\/p>\n

\u201cCivic Health in a Changing Landscape: Arizona as a Case Study\u201d<\/strong>
\nKristi Tate, Center for the Future of Arizona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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