McCourtney Institute for Democracy

McCourtney Institute for Democracy

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New book examines how Latin American immigrants saved American cities

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College of the Liberal Arts to spend year remembering 1920 as 'moment of change'

The PLSC 297 seminar will examine the growing movement away from democracy and why it matters

Spring 2020 course to examine how democracies die

Hedrick Smith will bring his latest project, the documentary “Winning Back Our Democracy” to Penn State Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. for a screening and discussion in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy in the College of the Liberal Arts.

Pulitzer Prize winner to discuss 'Winning Back Our Democracy' on Nov. 12

Michael Nelson, Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor in Political Science and affiliate faculty at Penn State Law, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss the Constitutional framework for impeachment.

Podcast episode examines impeachment’s past, present and future

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Andrew Sullivan to discuss 'American Democracy in the Age of Trump' Oct. 2

Lee Ann Banaszak, professor of political science and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss her work on the Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform Commission

Professor reflects on effort to create fair congressional maps for Pennsylvania

Constitution Day: "We the People"

Constitution Day to be celebrated at University Park on Sept. 17

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Sept. 12 lecture to explore democracy's evolution in Ireland

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Though politically divided, Americans remain patriotic

Penn State alumnus Jay Yonamine joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss how automation and misinformation are impacting the health and stability of democracies around the world.

Will artificial intelligence and misinformation weaken democracy?

Laura Rosenberger, director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, discusses what the Mueller report means for democracy on this week's episode of the Democracy Works podcast.

Democracy Works podcast examines what the Mueller report means for democracy

Crystal Sanders, associate professor of history and African American studies at Penn State

Conference, podcast examine school segregation 65 years after Brown decision

Sarah Koenig answers a question from the audience during her Q&A with the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. The conversation with Koenig is now available as an episode of the Institute's Democracy Works podcast.

What Serial taught Sarah Koenig about criminal justice

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Center for Democratic Deliberation recognizes undergraduate, graduate students

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