The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites submissions for its annual First Book Manuscript Workshop. The book selected will be the subject of a day-long conference at which each part of the manuscript will receive critical commentary from scholars with related areas of expertise. The workshop will be …
Applications for academic year and visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellowships at CSLD are now being accepted! The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2020. These appointments offer excellent opportunities for research and teaching that promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cardinal principles and institutions of liberal democracy, including, but not limited to constitutionalism and …
During his term as a CSLD Visiting Scholar, Lee Trepanier (Professor of Political Science, Saginaw Valley State University) co-edited a volume entitled Walk Away: When the Political Left Turns Right. The book examines key twentieth-century philosophers, theologians, and social scientists who began their careers with commitments to the political left only later to reappraise or …
The journal Federal History recently published an article authored by CSLD associate director Scott Mobley. Entitled “‘By the Force of Our Arms’: William D. Leahy and the U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua, 1912,” the piece sheds new light on how U.S. officials practiced civil-military relations abroad during the early 20th century. Read the full article at: …