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Our point of departure is a conviction that democratization - or, rather, the effort to build and sustain democracy - offers a way to analyze the political, social, and cultural experiences of distinctive regions (or groups of countries). We focus on four areas which are important for democratization in a range of national contexts: civic life; the public sphere; national and cultural diversity; globalization - development - equity. In each case we are concerned with ways of expanding the prospects for sustaining democratization. Our interest has both a cognitive and a policy implication, as it seeks to understand how efforts to develop and sustain democracy are enhanced or impeded by choices concerning institutional design. For
TCDS the status of women is an important concern and is therefore an
element in all its training and research projects. Our associated faculty
include four members whose research and teaching activities are closely
related to the social, political, and cultural ramifications of gender,
the cultural development of local women's movements, and the politics
of inclusion/exclusion. |
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