Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy

The Center for Community Democracy and Democratic Literacy examines and evaluates the work of community-based organizations to ascertain their success in expanding or capacity to expand democratic participation and to engage in community change efforts. In collaboration with the other centers and institutes of the university and of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, the Center for Community Democracy concentrates on both policy and projects to implement, develop, demonstrate, and/or test models for increased civic participation and understanding.