James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters
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James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters
A podcast exploring themes related to civic engagement in order to build a more inclusive, just, and equitable democracy.
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Episode 110: The tensions between expertise and democracy: An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the tensions between expertise and democratic decision-making during the pandemic, and his advic...
Episode 109: European democracy at a crossroads: An interview with Minister Counselor Markus Teglas
Germany has a history of being at the center of global debates about democracy. As Europe again finds itself dealing with democracy in crisis, this ti...
Episode 108: Solutions to the campus free speech woes: An interview with ALL IN Democracy Challenge's Stephanie King and JMU Debate
It feels like free speech has become the number one issue confronting higher education today. Campuses are now hotbeds of discontent. Students are sit...
Episode 107: Innovations in Teaching Democracy at the Elementary School Level
March 6-10th is National Civics Education Week and on this episode of Democracy Matters, we're exploring youth civic education. We talk with Dr. Staci...
Episode 106: What Should Centers for Civic Engagement Do For Higher Education? An Interview with David Kirkpatrick and Kara Dillard
In this episode, Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Fellow Leia Surovell interviews the new interim Executive Director, Dr. David Kirkpatri...
Episode 105: The Invention of Legal Rights with Dr. Laura Edwards
In this episode of Democracy Matters, we speak with Dr. Laura Edwards, who is a legal historian and professor at Princeton University to discuss how s...
Ep. 103: Investing for Democracy ft. Ian Simmons
What role can and should investors play in strengthening democracy? Ian Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative, discusses impact i...
Ep. 102: Talking Back to Power Through Art ft. Aram Han Sifuentes
"Art can create the space, set the tone, to not even acknowledge power and to create a world for ourselves," says Aram Han Sifuentes, a fiber and soci...
Russia Invasion of Ukraine: Causes and Consequences
Daniel Beers, Colleen Moore, John Hulsey and Bernie Kaussler join us to provide historical and political context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine an...
Ep. 100: The Stakes of Difficult Knowledge ft. Oren Stier
Dr. Oren Baruch Stier, Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and Professor of Religious Studies in the Steven J. Green School of Inte...
Ep. 99: Democracy Trends in Africa ft. Joanne Gabbin, Melinda Adams, Philip Onyekachukwu, Tamara White and Meagan Allen
As part of the 12th Annual African, African American and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary Conference in 2022, JMU Civic and Furious Flower ho...
Ep. 98: Opportunity Lost: How We Failed Afghanistan Ft. Dr. Samiullah Nuristani
"Afghanistan could have been a successful case of state building, but the failure of the U.S. and international community to implement accountability...
Episode 97: Living Up To the Ideals of Democracy Through Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation
"If we start creating compassionate ways of understanding and connecting with one another, then we will have the permanent motivation to live up to ou...
Episode 96: Can Hard Conversations Save Democracy?
"Social change cannot happen with a bulldozer. It takes moments of awareness building," says Christy Vines, President and CEO of Ideos institute. Vine...
Episode 95: 9/11 at 20 MAJ (R) Shawn Pardee
As part of our 9/11 at 20 series, we talk with MAJ (R) Shawn Pardee, who deployed twice to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to Afg...
Episode 94: Fighting Political Gridlock Starts with States
"We don't have a choice," says David J. Toscano about the critical need to bring policymakers and people together to solve pressing public problems an...
Episode 93: Advocating Democracy in Africa
More sub-Saharan Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades. In its 2021 report, Fr...
Episode 92: Political Voices of GenZ
What has contributed to the rise of political engagement among young adults? Drs. Laurie Rice and Kenneth Moffett, Professors of Political Science at...
Episode 91: Climate Action Now
As the COP26 summit convenes in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Chang...
Episode 90: Saving Democracy
In this episode, we talk with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, JMU Health Sciences '05, about his experiences fighting for democracy on January 6, 2...
Episode 89: Democracy's Struggle Against Itself featuring Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora
The challenges facing democracy around the world are daunting, especially as global conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the erosion of civ...
Episode 88: 9/11 at 20 Ryan Powell
As part of our 9/11 at 20 series, Ryan Powell, JMU Sociology '07 alum shares his experiences from two deployments to Iraq. He says "Strengthening demo...
Episode 87: Racism on Virginia Campuses: A Visual Study
Trigger Warning: This episode and associated images contain information regarding violence and hate aimed against Black Americans. In this episode, S...
Episode 86: 9/11 at 20 Nicolle Johnson
As part of our 9/11 at 20 series, Nicolle Johnson shares her experiences from deployments to Iraq. On strengthening democracy, she concludes: "Vote. T...
Episode 85: Connecting Afghanistan's Past and Present
Afghanistan has a rich history of self-determination and has long served as an international crossroads of cultural, economic and political activity....
Episode 84: Vibrant Inclusive Public Spaces to Strengthen Social Ties
David Trouille, an Associate Professor of Sociology at James Madison University, discusses his new book, Futbol in the Park: Immigrants, Soccer, and t...
Episode 83: 9/11 at 20 Jim Biddle
In this episode, we talk with Jim Biddle who graduated from JMU's College of Business in 2005. After completing ROTC training and commissioning into t...
Episode 82: Lieutenant Colonel Nick Swayne
In this episode, we talk with Lieutenant Colonel Nick Swayne, who served in the Army for 26 years and deployed to Bosnia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In 20...
Episode 81: 9/11 at 20 Aaron Shapiro
"I was shocked by the speed at which the Taliban was able to retake control...It makes me wonder about political and military decisions that have been...
Episode 80: 9/11 at 20 Major Robert Kennedy
"There are many ways to serve our democracy. Get informed, get educated, do something that matters to you." In this episode, Major Robert Kennedy, who...
Episode 79: The 26th Amendment at 50: Racial Justice and Youth Political Power Feat. Carolyn Quilloin Coleman
For Constitution Day 2021 and to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, we talk with Carolyn Quillo...
Episode 78: 9/11 at 20 Lieutenant Colonel Dan Maurer
Lt. Col. Dan Maurer, a JMU alum, Judge Advocate, an Assistant Professor of Law at U.S. Military Academy at Westpoint and a Fellow with the Modern War...
Episode 77: 9/11 at 20 Dr. Terri Rodzevik
Dr. Terri Rodzevik served in the United States Army Nurse Corps from 2004-2009 with two deployments to Iraq, including to Tikrit and Baghdad. She curr...
Episode 76: Enormous Stakes Politics: Why Redistricting Matters Feat. David Wasserman
"In an era of high geographic polarization and historically low ticket-splitting, meaning that people know well in advance of an election who they are...
Episode 75: 9/11 at 20 Joshua L. Dratel
How did the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States impact the criminal legal system? What are the challenges of litigating national...
Episode 74: 9/11 at 20 Lieutenant Colonel Dan Curran
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United states and explored the consequences of the U.S. respons...
Episode 73: Making Sense of Collective Mass Trauma: Lessons from the 9/11 Commission
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 extremist terrorist attacks on the United States driven by Usama bin Ladin. In this epi...
Episode 72: 9/11 at 20 Marilyn Houde
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response...
Episode 71: Can We Make Elections Fair?
In this episode we talk with Dr. Jon A. Krosnick from Stanford University about how we can make elections more fair.
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Episode 70: 9/11 at 20 Terry Kessler
In this episode, Terry Kessler shares his experiences, including two tours of duty as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Terry attended James Madison Un...