Democracy Forum

Producer/Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Issue: Participatory Democracy Program Topic: Tea Party: What Can We Learn about Civic Engagement Key Discussion Points: a) the Tea Party movement, who are its members and what do they believe; and b) the Tea Party’s impact on elections and governing, c) what it means for civic participation Guests: -Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, www.wjh.harvard.edu/soc/faculty/skocpol -Amy Fried, Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine, umaine.edu/polisci/faculty-and-staff/amy-fried/ Call In Program: No