Project for Democratic Pedagogy

In 1916, John Dewey wrote that democracy, more than a type of government, is a form of “associated living,” one that school—beginning in early childhood—has to not just prepare young people for, but also train them in. “Democracy,” then, is not something outside of school that “the people” participate in sometimes (say, during elections) but an ethos that must course through every relationship at every level. Democratic societies require democratic pedagogy.

The Project for Democratic Pedagogy will collate and amplify existing efforts on campus to foster democratic practices in and beyond the classroom. The Project will sponsor events and programs that reflect on the current crises of democratic institutions, as well as those that seek to imagine and enact new forms of democratic relation, and it will work with campus and community partners to foster long-term, community-engaged democratic worldmaking.

Programming in development.