The Center for the Study of Democracy started an exciting new program in the Fall of 2015, involving students in organizing public events that have covered such themes as religious movements, U.S.-Russia relations, intellectual property issues, environmental advocacy, and European security issues. Student Ambassadors are the Center’s liaisons to SMCM and Maryland communities. Student Ambassadors Find out more »
2016 Schaefer Legislative Internship Winner Announced
Brendan Benge, a political science major, was selected in January 2016 to receive the William Donald Schaefer Legislative Internship. Brendan will spend much of his time in Annapolis where he will have a unique opportunity to assist in the representation of SMCM in the politics and administration of state government. In this capacity, Brendan will Find out more »
The Center in Moscow: Problems of Global Governance
Executive Director of the Center, Dr. Maija Harkonen, was invited to give a presentation Governing the Use of Outer Space: Debris Management at the 10th Anniversary International Conference: “Problems of Global Governance: Economy, Politics, Security” at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on November 25-26, 2016. Professor Tatiana Shakeleina, Head of the Department of Find out more »
Dr. Angela Davis – The Voice of the Oppressed
“There are 2.5 million people behind bars in the United States, Dr. Angela Davis started her public lecture at St Mary’s College of Maryland on October 29, 2015. “Most are poor and people of color. Since 2010, the female jail population has been the fastest growing correctional population.” Dr. Davis, a legendary counterculture activist and Find out more »
What’s Next Mr. Putin?
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”, said Winston Churchill, England’s Prime Minister in the early 1940s and 1950s. In recent years, Western analysts see Russia’s foreign policy full of riddles: some mystifying, others misleading and all serving to undermine a modicum of predictability that characterized the relations between Washington and Find out more »
Environmental Democracy – an Interview of Paul Hirt
In the 1960s, American cities were choked by air pollution and factories released pollutants directly into rivers and streams. Toxic chemicals made farmworkers sick and left children with life-long developmental problems. In comparison to these past times, the U.S. environment today is in relatively good shape, although much work remains to be done, according to Find out more »
2015 Patuxent Defense Forum
Religion in Civil Society: The Impact of Religious Movements on International Relations Religions shape affiliations and also cleavages within civil societies worldwide. In the globalized world, religious activism can be generated faster than ever before. To what extent is religion a main source of international conflict today? Why? When is it a force in peacemaking? Find out more »
SMCM Professor Meets Pope
Francis Pope Francis, who will visit the United States in September, is the first Jesuit pope and the first non‐European pope in more than 1,200 years. He has made headlines with his outspoken style and by venturing into areas of politics and economy with comments that have attracted both praise and criticism. Pope Francis has Find out more »
The 2015 Patuxent Defense Forum Wrap Up
Scholars and policymakers around the country came to the 10th Patuxent Defense Forum at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The forum was titled Religion in Civil Society: The Impact of Religious Movements on International Relations. Read our synopsis of the 2015 Patuxent Defense Forum
The William Donald Schaefer Internship Program for Government Service
The William Donald Schaefer Internship Program for Government Service allows undergraduate students at St. Mary’s to acquire a hands-on experience in public policy with the hope that they will be inspired to choose public service as a calling. The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College was proud to present the 2015 Find out more »