From sarena@u.washington.edu Tue May 16 12:48:28 2000 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id MAA33700 for ; Tue, 16 May 2000 12:48:27 -0700 Received: from homer10.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer10.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.11]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.01) with ESMTP id MAA23804 for ; Tue, 16 May 2000 12:48:25 -0700 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer10.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id MAA174764 for ; Tue, 16 May 2000 12:48:24 -0700 Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:48:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Sarena Seifer To: ccp@u.washington.edu Subject: conference this weekend on democracy and civic engagement Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI -- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christopher S. Knaus ********************** Upcoming Events Democracy and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century in Western Europe and the United States May 20, 2000 11:30am to 4:30pm University of Washington HUB 309 Broadly different views of social and political change raise important questions about the political uses of communication and the very definitions of politics and citizenship that constitute public life in contemporary democracies. Is there a decline in civic life? Is it aggravated by communication, e.g., The isolating, passive effects of television, or the rise of political marketing techniques that appeal to immediate individual emotions over broader social identifications? Or is the ongoing historic process of social change simply giving rise to new forms of individualized identity and public life? In this workshop, we will explore the state of civic engagement in various democracies, with the focus on ways in which communication may frustrate citizen action or facilitate it. What do we need for full democratic citizenship? How we can prepare children and adolescents? 11:30 am Introductions Keynote: Robert Howard (democracy.org) 12:30 pm - Lunch provided 1:30 pm - Comparative Systems 2:15 pm Panel: Media, Seduction, and the New Leaders 3:30 pm - Case Studies Scotland: Resuscitating a parliament and its citizenry. Germany: How Greenpeace and other 'non-governmental organizations' put pressure on local government. 4:15 pm - Small group discussions Free Parking! Spend the morning at the University District Street Fair - Avoid the crowds! Then join us for discussion and lunch. Please send check, payable to the University of Washington for $25.00 This includes lunch, materials, clock hours, and parking to the Center for West European Studies, UW, Box 353650, Seattle WA 98195 ** Please indicate whether a vegetarian meal and clock hours are desired. Selected Workshop Speakers: David Domke (UW School of Communications) His research interests include political values and cognition, elite and media interactions and social change. Terri Givens (UW Dept of Political Science) specializes in comparative politics in Western Europe with an emphasis on political parties, immigration policy, and extreme right movements. Robert Howard (Executive Director, democracy.org), has experience developing and implementing education programs on the classroom, school, district, and national levels. He is a Lecturer in the Teacher Education Program at the UW College of Education. Sabine Lang (Department of Political Science, Kennedy-Institute, Free University Berlin). From 1991-1994, she served as director of the media and public relations department and head of the executive office of the State Secretary for Labor and Womens' Issues in Berlin. She is currently working on a research project entitled, "Mobilizing for Participatory Democracy: 'Best Practice' Models in Germany and the United States". Gianpietro Mazzoleni is professor of sociology of mass communication at the University of Genova (Italy). His research interests focus on media systems and political communication. He serves in the editorial boards of Political Communication, European Journal of Communication, and is editor of the new Italian scholarly journal "Comunicazione Politica" Philip Schlesinger is Professor of Film and Media Studies and Director of the Stirling Media Research Institute at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He is also Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo, Norway. This workshop was made possible by US Department of Education Title VI funds. Workshop sponsors: Center for West European Studies, Center for Communication and Civic Engagement, School of Communications, Department of Political Science ******************** For information Katherine S. Kittel Associate Director Center for West European Studies University of Washington 120 Thomson Hall Box 353650 Seattle WA 98195 phone: 206-543-1675 fax: 206-616-2462 ***************************************************************** "CAN WE TALK?" IMPROVE YOUR DISCUSSION-LEADERSHIP SKILLS Dates: July 10-11 and 12-13 SUMMER WORKSHOPS ON LEARNING TO LEAD DISCUSSIONS Director: Walter Parker, UW College of Education Coordinator: Jonathan Miller-Lane, Bainbridge Island Public Schools Description: The institute features two successful methods for leading productive discussions. Each is unique in perspective, approach, and aim. Each emphasizes an intellectual partnership among participants, and shared inquiry into problems. Rationale: Both democracy and understanding rely on discussion-democracy because forging public policy together is the basic labor of popular sovereignty, and understanding because dialogue is the basis of thinking. Talk is not cheap. Leading discussions well, however, is one of the "great difficult things" of teaching, as anyone knows who has tried and is honest. Who should attend: Educators (K-12, community college and university), community activists, and others who believe in the power of dialogue. No prior discussion leader experience is required. The Workshops: Leading Socratic Seminars Dates: July 10-12 or 13-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Socratic Seminars engage students in lively, interpretive discussions of texts chosen for their richness in ideas, issues, and values. Critical thinking is promoted along with mind-stretching understandings of great works of literature, politics, art and science. Instructor: Rebecca Downey, North Thurston Schools., Teacher of the Year and Milken Foundation Educator Award, seasoned discussion leader and trainer. Leading Controversial Issues Discussions Dates: July 13-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Participants learn to lead discussions of controversial public issues in ways that deepen students' understanding of the issue and promote informed decisions about what action to take. Critical thinking is nurtured along with civility and public decision making. Instructor: Dr. Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin., seasoned discussion leader and trainer, author of ground-breaking research on successful discussion leaders. 12 clock hours are available for each workshop, and each lasts two days, 9:00-4:00. Participants are encouraged to attend both workshops. For registration information or to request a brochure, please call Academic Programs for Teachers at UW Outreach at 1-800-543-2320 or (206) 543-2320. ***************************************************************** CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Association for Moral Education DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANTS for Research Related to Moral Development Theory and Practice Year 2000 Awards Deadline: May 20, 2000 PURPOSE To encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide variety of fields to make a significant contribution to advancing the field of moral development, two doctoral dissertation research grants will be given in the amount of $2,000 each (or the international monetary equivalent). The grants will be awarded by the Association for Moral Education (AME) and funded by the Gift of Time Charitable Foundation. All funds can only be distributed through a not-for-profit university or educational institution. DEADLINES Entries may be submitted at any time, but all entries must be postmarked no later than May 20, 2000. Information: John Snarey, Chair AME Dissertation Grants Committee Emory University Bishops Hall 66 Atlanta, GA 30322 jsnarey@emory.edu _______________________________________________________ DEMOCRACY.ORG http://www.democracy.org PO Box 9681 - Seattle, WA 98109-0681 Phone: 206.283.8067 - Fax: 206.374.2414 Bob Howard Executive Director - Democracy.org - bob@democracy.org Lecturer - University of Washington - rwhoward@u.washington.edu _______________________________________________________ .