Is democracy possible only when it is safe for elites? Join us for a presentation about an exciting new book "Democracy on the Ground: Local Politics in Latin America’s Left Turn"(Columbia University Press, 2023) by Professor Gabriel Hetland.

Scientists have engaged everyday people in research for centuries. But, in recent decades, community-engaged and participatory practices are engaging researchers in new ways, blurring the line between scholarship and social activism. Critics claim that this approach to research weakens the validity of scientific inquiry, but is this true? Join Tracy A. Corley, PhD, in a discussion about the scientific merits of Community-Engaged Action Research (CEAR) and how researchers are using the approach to both expand knowledge and effect change around the world.