2008-09
Democracy
and Citizenship
in the 21st
Century
2007-08
Democracy
and Citizenship
in the 21st
Century
2005-07
Indigenous Peoples:
National Policy
and International
Human Rights
2003-05
The Changing
Geopolitical Order
2001-03
Race, Class, and the Criminal Justice System
2000-01
Labor in a
Global Economy
1999-2000
The Rich, the Poor,
and American Politics
Current Theme: Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century (2008-09)
This page displays past events from the current theme of “Democracy
and Citizenship
in the 21st Century” archived here by date, activity and
description.
February 5, 2009
“Wartime Presidents and the Constitution: From Lincoln to Obama”
Public address by Sanford Levinson, Professor of Law and Government,
University of Texas at Austin and Daniel Tichenor, Wayne Morse Center
Senior Faculty Fellow.
Join these two scholars of the constitution and the American presidency in a conversation about presidential power, civil liberties and the Constitution. Political Scientist Dan Tichenor will present an historical overview of how presidents wield power during wartimes, focusing on Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Acclaimed constitutional law scholar Sandy Levinson will bring the story to the present by analyzing the rise of the "surveillance state" under George W. Bush and the possibility of "constitutional dictatorship" in the presidency. Both presenters will speak to the choices facing President Barack Obama.
This event is cosponsored by the American Constitution Society and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics.
175 Knight Law Center
1515 Agate Street
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
February 6, 2009
DAN TICHENOR COLLOQUIA SERIES
Sandy Levinson (UT-Austin, Law)
“Constitutional Dictatorship”
This Wayne Morse Center colloquium features Sandy Levinson (UT-Austin, Law), whose paper examines “constitutional dictatorship.” We will begin with Sandy providing a very brief 10-12 minute overview of the paper followed by a formal discussant and then an open and broad-ranging discussion for all how care to join in.
Click here to read paper or download PDF (240 KB).
(Please don't quote or cite without permission of the author).
141 Knight Law School
University of Oregon
9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
February 19, 2009
“Mobilizing New Constituencies: The 2008 Elections"
Read complete agenda and information on all the speakers (PDF 92 KB)
“Race, Young Voters and Local Campaigns”
Morning Keynote Session — UO Gerlinger Lounge
Program starts at 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Speakers at four sessions will include UW’s Matthew Barreto,
an expert on race and voting; Rep. Jefferson Smith, founder of the
Oregon Bus Project; and Mayor Kitty Piercy and Councilor Andrea
Ortiz. Also, Daniel HoSang, David Rogers and Francisco Lopez
discuss community-based organizations and political engagement.
“Yes We Did! Organizing Lessons from the Obama Campaign”
Afternoon Keynote Session — 175 Knight Law Center* (1515 Agate Street)
Program starts at 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.
“Yes We Did! Organizing Lessons from the Obama Campaign” with veteran campaign strategists, Steve Hildebrand, Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama for America and Dan Carol, Issues and Content Director, Obama for America.
The elections of 2008 are memorable in many ways. This program examines how campaigns and organizations organized and mobilized new groups of voters, particularly youth and people of color. The Obama campaign created a new standard in organizing on the ground and the internet, and communities of color were critical in many races. Speakers will examine the strategies and tactics that worked to enhance participation of new voters and resolve any tensions among constituent groups. They will also look to the future to discuss how this engagement can be sustained.
UO Professor of Political Science Daniel HoSang will facilitate a discussion of a project led by the Western States Center to boost political involvement of community-based organizations in the region. Sponsored by the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
Keynote Speakers:
- Steve Hildebrand, Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama for America
- Dan Carol issues and Content Director, Obama for America
- Matthew Barreto an expert on race and voting, University of Washington
- Jefferson Smith, founder of the Oregon Bus Project and newly
elected Oregon Representative - Kitty Piercy, Major of Eugene
*Please note that space is limited in room 175 Knight Law Center during
Keynote addresses of Steve Hildebrand and Dan Carol.
Feb 26, 2009
The Arts, Politics & Law with John Frohnmayer
Frohnmayer will present his views on the First Amendment at a talk at the School of Law. Frohnmayer first captured national attention when he served as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts during the first Bush Administration and the uproar over
Robert Mapplehorpe's photography. Frohnmayer is the author of the well reviewed book “Leaving Town Alive.” The book's ideas resonate in contemporary times.
This event is co-sponsored by the Wayne Morse Center.
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
110 Knight Law Center
April 2, 2009
Constructing a Right to Equal Education
Camille Walsh
Wayne Morse Dissertation Fellow
Camille Walsh is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the UO and a 2008-09 Wayne Morse Dissertation Fellow. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Camille is researching the history of litigation in the struggle for equal education, beginning with Reconstruction-era cases in the late 1800's through the post-Brown v. Board era. She examines the role of race, class and economic inequality in these cases and how the absence of arguments based on class has contributed to modern school segregation. In this workshop, Camille will focus on early cases in the struggle for equal education. Cosponsored by the American Constitution Society. Informal lunch will be available.
141 Knight Law Center
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
The Wayne Morse Dissertation Fellowship Awards for 2008-09:
- Camille Walsh is a Harvard Law School graduate, is pursuing a Ph.D. in history. Her dissertation, Class, Race, and Claiming the Right to Equal Education, 1874-1974, traces the legal history of modern de facto school segregation as the product of both racial and economic inequality. It explores how class and race are treated differently under the law, and how better to understand the ongoing challenge of educational equity in the law.
- Veta Schlimgen is completing her Ph.D. in history in 2008-09. Her dissertation, From Insular Subjects to Colonial Aliens: Sovereignty, Citizenship and Filipino America from 1900 to 1950, is a history project that is, as she puts it, both “grand and intimate.” She analyzes a rarely-explored civil status between citizen and alien, the status of “American national” that is used for certain citizens. Veta will be the Alternate Wayne Morse Dissertation Fellow.
- Jen Erickson is a Ph.D candidate in anthropology and her dissertation is titled Citizenship, the State, and Resistance: Refugees and Social Service Organizations in the Midwest United States. She asks is how social citizenship in the United States is mediated and experienced among immigrant and refugee groups. The locus of the study is Bosnian and Sudanese refugees living in Fargo, North Dakota. She examines how public and private social service agencies categorize refugees and the varied ways in which ideas about citizenship are felt, contested, and perpetuated.
Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
1221 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1221
Phone: (541) 346-3700, Fax: (541) 346-1564
