Research Interests Theory and practices of democracy, especially issues of social
justice and political participation Theory and analysis of political power and social
change Theory and analysis of ideology, political consciousness and cognition and
their relationships to political culture theory and social construction of public
policy (current favorite topics: education, food) Pedagogy and citizenship Dissertation
Topic "The Dynamics of Deliberation: Power and Structuration in Democratic Communication"
Committee: Shawn Rosenberg (chair), David Easton, Kevin Olson, Lisa Garcia-Bedolla
Favorite Links The Library of Congress National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Jane Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center POLIS - Political Studies Club
