NEWS
Capitalism v. Environment: Event w/ David Barsamian: May 19
"Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked, many of our current practices put [...]
Bennett participates in “The Politics of Global Climate Change” Panel
On April 8, 2015, CCCE director Lance Bennett was part of a panel about "The Politics of Global Climate Change" organized by the UW Political Science Department. Bennett addressed the question "Why it is so [...]
Lunch and a Lecture with John de Graaf
John de Graaf spoke on Feb 25 at a University of Washington luncheon on his experience as an advisor to the government of Bhutan, Gross National Happiness and other international indices of well-being and happiness, [...]
Community Leaders and CCCE Join to Rethink Prosperity
CCCE director Lance Bennett and his team invited a group of local thought leaders to join the conversation about the Center's new project Rethinking Prosperity, which is a learning and civic engagement program to re-imagine, [...]
Shaping a New Narrative for a New Economy: Live Call Event with David Korten and Otto Scharmer
On December 8, 2014, faculty and students from the Communication and the Political Science departments at the University of Washington joined CCCE to participate in a global conference call with David Korten and Otto Scharmer. [...]
Join Rethinking Prosperity at the UW Center for Communication and Civic Engagement for this live call event:
SHAPING A NEW NARRATIVE FOR A NEW ECONOMY A conversation with David Korten and Otto Scharmer facilitated by Charles Holmes; via conference call. December 8, 2014 11:15am - 1:00pm, Facilitated Call and Small Group Discussion [...]
Lance Bennett’s Connective Action on The Conversation
On September 29, 2014, Prof. Lance Bennett delivered a public lecture on his recently published book The Logic of Connective Action at the University of Sidney. The lecture, which was part of an Australian Political [...]
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist David Cay Johnston Discussed Inequality at CCCE
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, renowned journalist and author David Cay Johnston visited the Center for Communication & Civic Engagement (CCCE). In the morning, Johnston spoke to students in CCCE director Professor Lance Bennett's 350 [...]
Prof. Amber Boydstun (UC Davis) Introduced Policy Frames Project at CCCE Sponsored Talk
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Amber E. Boydstun, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of California - Davis, presented a research project that she is working on with her colleagues Justin Gross (University [...]
Visiting Scholar Per Selle Discussed the Scandinavian Welfare State at CCCE Talk
On Wednesday, February 19, 2014, visiting exchange scholar Per Selle from the University of Bergen in Norway gave a talk entitled "The Origins of the Scandinavian Welfare State and Its Future in a Neoliberal World." [...]