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From the Indiana Democracy Consortium

Indiana Democracy Consortium

Indiana University departments, schools and centers asking why some democracies succeed and others fail

Indiana University Centers and Projects

Indiana University's recognized excellence in both theoretical and area studies provides a strong foundation for research and training programs that forge a broadly construed approach to democracy building. The IDC is comprised of many faculty members, many of whom contribute to acclaimed departments and research centers focused on issues related to contemporary democracy issues.

The Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies
ccdps.indiana.edu
The Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies (CCDPS) at Indiana University studies and promotes constitutional democracy in countries marked by ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other divisions. Founded and directed by John S. Hastings Professor of Law David Williams, the CCDPS will focus its initial work in Burma, Liberia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, training the reform leaders of these countries in constitutionalism, parliamentary process, and legal ordering. The center focuses its efforts on the constitutional aspects of democratic reform, enabling plural societies to peaceably provide meaningful self-governance to all their citizens.
Center on American and Global Security
The Center on American and Global Security was established in March 2007 as an Indiana University research center. CAGS formulates and implements strategies to broaden and deepen Indiana University's teaching, research, and service missions as they relate to homeland, national, and global security. Founded and directed by David P. Fidler, the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law, CAGS has initiated many multidisciplinary activities, including projects concerning counterinsurgency, strategic languages and cultures, and national security letters.
Center for Congress
http://congress.indiana.edu
School of Law—Bloomington
www.law.indiana.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
www.indiana.edu/~college
Department of Anthropology
www.indiana.edu/~anthro/flash.html
Department of Communication and Culture
www.indiana.edu/~cmcl/
Department of History
www.indiana.edu/~histweb
Department of Political Science
www.indiana.edu/~iupolsci/
Department of Sociology
www.indiana.edu/~soc/index.shtml
African Studies Program
www.indiana.edu/~afrist/
East Asian Studies Program
www.indiana.edu/~ealc/index.shtml
India Studies Program
www.indiana.edu/~isp/
Inner Asian and Uralic Studies
www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc/site/index.html
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
www.indiana.edu/~clacs/
Russian and East European Institute
www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/
West European Studies
www.indiana.edu/~west/
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
www.indiana.edu/~west/
Center for the Study of Global Change
www.indiana.edu/~global/
SPEA Global Initiatives
www.iu.edu/~speaweb/sgi/
Ukrainian Parliamentary Development Project
www.iupdp.org
Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
www.indiana.edu/~workshop/
Center for International Business Education and Research
www.kelley.iu.edu/ciber
No Caption Needed (A blog from IDC member John Lucaites
www.nocaptionneeded.com
IU Research and Creative Activity magazine
www.indiana.edu/~rcapub

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