Democracy and Governance Studies encompasses the GAGE program and the Miller Center National Fellowship. It examines the intersection and historical roots of contemporary American foreign policy and domestic politics. This groundbreaking initiative integrates the American Political Development and America in the World programs.
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 Cathy Cohen |
Democracy Remixed: Black Youth and the Future of American PoliticsFriday, September 17, 2010 - 12:30pmCATHY J. COHEN is the David and Mary Winton Green Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. She is the author of “The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics” and co-editor of “Women Transforming Politics: An Alternative Reader.” Along with Frederick Harris, Cohen has edited a new series with Oxford Press titled "Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black... |
 Professor Francis Gavin |
Rethinking the Roots of U.S. Power and Policy in the 21st CenturyFriday, November 05, 2010 - 12:30pmFRANCIS J. GAVIN is Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and is the first Tom Slick Professor of International Affairs, at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Gavin’s teaching and research interests focus on U.S. foreign policy, global governance, national security affairs, nuclear strategy and arms control, presidential policymaking and the history of international monetary relations.... |
Upcoming Events:
The Miller Center National Fellowship Program is pleased to announce its inaugural call for proposals for the Politics and Public Policy Panel to be convened at Fall Fellowship Conference slated for November 4-5, 2010. In an effort to enhance visibility and to offer an outlet for public intellectual engagement, this fall’s conference will include a politics and public policy roundtable discussion on Thursday, November 4 at 6:00 p.m.
This 90-minute event will feature a four or five person panel comprised of at least two (2) Alumni Fellows, a senior scholar, and a figure of public note. The ideal panel will engage the historical, political, and social implications of a topic or theme that is likely to be salient in November. Examples include issues that provide historical context for the upcoming Congressional elections; mid-term corrections for presidencies; the Tea Party; or more enduring challenges like the debt crisis, the long shadow of environmental disasters, or winding down two wars. These examples are not meant to limit your consideration of many other good topics.
The expert panel will endeavor to outline and define the political and historical contexts of the selected issue, thus creating the foundation for a lively, robust conversation with an engaged audience. Successful proposals will include a completed submission form and be received by August 23, 2010. Completed electronic forms should be submitted to Brian Balogh at bb9s@virginia.edu.
