James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters
125 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsA podcast exploring themes related to civic engagement in order to build a more inclusive, just, and equitable democracy.
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Episode 110: The tensions between expertise and democracy: An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci
August 01, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the tensions between expertise and democratic decision-making during the pandemic, and his advice for navigating apathy and misinformation during the next major public health crisis. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2023/07-26-democracy-matters-episode-110.shtml
Episode 109: European democracy at a crossroads: An interview with Minister Counselor Markus Teglas
May 02, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBGermany has a history of being at the center of global debates about democracy. As Europe again finds itself dealing with democracy in crisis, this time with Russia's war against Ukraine, Minister Counselor Markus Teglas asks us to consider Europe again at a crossroads and what Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the rise of right wing populist movements across the continent means for global democracy.
Episode 108: Solutions to the campus free speech woes: An interview with ALL IN Democracy Challenge's Stephanie King and JMU Debate
April 17, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBIt feels like free speech has become the number one issue confronting higher education today. Campuses are now hotbeds of discontent. Students are sitting in, protesting questionable speakers on campus. State elected officials are dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programming. So what is being done to address the campus free speech woes? Stephanie King, senior director of strategic initiatives for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, and Dannise Brown and Adonis Ortiz, members of...
Episode 107: Innovations in Teaching Democracy at the Elementary School Level
March 03, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 57.9 MBMarch 6-10th is National Civics Education Week and on this episode of Democracy Matters, we're exploring youth civic education. We talk with Dr. Stacie Molnar-Main, research associate in civic education and deliberative pedagogy with the Kettering Foundation, and a school climate consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Education about her research into elementary school's integrating deliberative democracy into the classrooms.
Episode 106: What Should Centers for Civic Engagement Do For Higher Education? An Interview with David Kirkpatrick and Kara Dillard
October 10, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode, Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Fellow Leia Surovell interviews the new interim Executive Director, Dr. David Kirkpatrick and the new interim Associate Director Dr. Kara Dillard about their vision for the Madison Center and their views for what campus Centers for Civic Engagement should do for higher education. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/civic/index.shtml
Episode 105: The Invention of Legal Rights with Dr. Laura Edwards
September 21, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 61.4 MBIn this episode of Democracy Matters, we speak with Dr. Laura Edwards, who is a legal historian and professor at Princeton University to discuss how she became involved in her research focused on the 19th century United States, her contributions to civic engagement, what a historian's role is in presenting issues, and her constitution lecture here on campus September 22. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://history.princeton.edu/people/laura-f-edwards
Ep.104: 100% Democracy ft. E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport
May 17, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBWhat would American democracy look like if everyone participated? We discuss 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting with co-authors Miles Rapoport, the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, and E.J. Dionne, Jr. senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard Universi...
Ep. 103: Investing for Democracy ft. Ian Simmons
April 28, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBWhat role can and should investors play in strengthening democracy? Ian Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative, discusses impact investing, universal voting, foreign money in U.S. politics, the so-called wealth tax and more. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2022/04-26-democracy-matters-episode-103.shtml
Ep. 102: Talking Back to Power Through Art ft. Aram Han Sifuentes
April 12, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB"Art can create the space, set the tone, to not even acknowledge power and to create a world for ourselves," says Aram Han Sifuentes, a fiber and social practice artist, writer, and educator who works to center immigrant and disenfranchised communities. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2022/04-12-democracy-matters-episode-102.shtml
Russia Invasion of Ukraine: Causes and Consequences
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBDaniel Beers, Colleen Moore, John Hulsey and Bernie Kaussler join us to provide historical and political context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the humanitarian and geopolitical consequences. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2022/01-news.shtml
Ep. 99: Democracy Trends in Africa ft. Joanne Gabbin, Melinda Adams, Philip Onyekachukwu, Tamara White and Meagan Allen
February 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBAs part of the 12th Annual African, African American and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary Conference in 2022, JMU Civic and Furious Flower hosted a discussion on what friends and advocates of Africa should understand about democratic trends on the continent and what they can do to support democracy. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2022/02-25-democracy-matters-episode-99.shtml
Ep. 100: The Stakes of Difficult Knowledge ft. Oren Stier
February 25, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBDr. Oren Baruch Stier, Director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and Professor of Religious Studies in the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University, joins us to discuss teaching and learning "difficult knowledge" and what the public history of the Holocaust and its memory can teach us about civic engagement and today's memorial landscape. "Public memory of the Holocaust and other difficult histories are a high-stakes competi...
Ep. 98: Opportunity Lost: How We Failed Afghanistan Ft. Dr. Samiullah Nuristani
February 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB"Afghanistan could have been a successful case of state building, but the failure of the U.S. and international community to implement accountability led to the downfall of the regime," says Dr. Samiullah Nuristani, former Head of Policy and Planning in the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. "Most of the aid was lost to waste and fraud. There is a lack of political will to address corruption." Dr. Samiullah Nuristani (JMU Public Administra...
Episode 97: Living Up To the Ideals of Democracy Through Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation
February 02, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB"If we start creating compassionate ways of understanding and connecting with one another, then we will have the permanent motivation to live up to our espoused and aspirational ideals as a democracy," says Dr. Gail Christopher, author of the new book RX Racial Healing. Dr. Christopher joins us to discuss how we can approach addressing the effects of racism and reimagine more just and equitable economies, societies and democracies. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at...
Episode 96: Can Hard Conversations Save Democracy?
December 21, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB"Social change cannot happen with a bulldozer. It takes moments of awareness building," says Christy Vines, President and CEO of Ideos institute. Vines joins us to discuss the importance of empathy and empathetic leadership ahead of the National Day of Dialogue on January 5, 2022. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/12-22-democracy-matters-episode-96.shtml
Episode 95: 9/11 at 20 MAJ (R) Shawn Pardee
December 10, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAs part of our 9/11 at 20 series, we talk with MAJ (R) Shawn Pardee, who deployed twice to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. On what we can do to strengthen our democracy, Shawn says, "I think it's by educating yourself and getting out there and voting and taking your stance because ultimately it's us who choose the people to represent us. It's up to us to pick the best person to do that."
Episode 94: Fighting Political Gridlock Starts with States
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB"We don't have a choice," says David J. Toscano about the critical need to bring policymakers and people together to solve pressing public problems and especially on divisive issues - from criminal legal system reform and policing to immigration. In his new book, Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation And Our Lives, Mr. Toscano argues that addressing the challenges to democracy must start at the state and local level. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episo...
Episode 93: Advocating Democracy in Africa
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBMore sub-Saharan Africans live under fully or partially authoritarian states today than at most points in the last two decades. In its 2021 report, Freedom House rated only eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa as free. Of these eight, half are small island states. The number of African countries that Freedom House rated "not free" grew from a low of 14 in 2006 and 2008 to 20 in 2021. Among sub-Saharan countries considered "partially free," increasingly populist governments are suppressing o...
Episode 92: Political Voices of GenZ
November 29, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBWhat has contributed to the rise of political engagement among young adults? Drs. Laurie Rice and Kenneth Moffett, Professors of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, join us to discuss their new book, The Political Voices of GenZ. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/11-29-democracy-matters-episode-92.shtml
Episode 91: Climate Action Now
November 03, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBAs the COP26 summit convenes in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, JMU scholars share solutions that will have the greatest impact. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/11-03-democracy-matters-episode-91.shtml
Episode 90: Saving Democracy
November 02, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode, we talk with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, JMU Health Sciences '05, about his experiences fighting for democracy on January 6, 2021. "These people were minutes, seconds, feet away from hanging the Vice President. Just sit with that," says Officer Dunn. He is speaking out for justice and accountability because, "People are trying to rewrite history right in front of us...Terrorism is what they did that day. In my mind, they're coming back. We have to hold them accountabl...
Episode 89: Democracy's Struggle Against Itself featuring Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora
October 28, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThe challenges facing democracy around the world are daunting, especially as global conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the erosion of civil liberties, the postponement of elections and the spread of disinformation campaigns. Despite global democratic erosion, Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General of International IDEA, says "the explosion of civic activism globally in traditionally inhospitable places" is good news. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode a...
Episode 88: 9/11 at 20 Ryan Powell
October 07, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBAs part of our 9/11 at 20 series, Ryan Powell, JMU Sociology '07 alum shares his experiences from two deployments to Iraq. He says "Strengthening democracy truly is appreciating people with different viewpoints." In 2018, Ryan received an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He currently works as a Vice President in Business Continuity for City National Bank in Los Angeles, CA.
Episode 87: Racism on Virginia Campuses: A Visual Study
September 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBTrigger Warning: This episode and associated images contain information regarding violence and hate aimed against Black Americans. In this episode, Stephen C. Poulson, Professor of Sociology at James Madison University, discusses his new book Racism on Campus: A Visual History of Prominent Virginia Colleges and Howard University (New York: Routledge Press, 2021). Racism on Campus provides a systemic exploration of yearbooks as means for capturing institutional norms and changes associated w...
Episode 86: 9/11 at 20 Nicolle Johnson
September 27, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAs part of our 9/11 at 20 series, Nicolle Johnson shares her experiences from deployments to Iraq. On strengthening democracy, she concludes: "Vote. That's the cornerstone of our democracy and every person should have that vote, and in our democracy it should be the easiest thing you do. I support federal minimum standards for the right to vote."
Episode 85: Connecting Afghanistan's Past and Present
September 21, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBAfghanistan has a rich history of self-determination and has long served as an international crossroads of cultural, economic and political activity. It has also been the target of imperialism, attempted colonization and intervention, particularly in the last hundred year. Dr. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, Professor of History at James Madison University, shares his expertise on the history of Afghanistan in order to better understand the present moment. See the show notes with links mentioned in t...
Episode 84: Vibrant Inclusive Public Spaces to Strengthen Social Ties
September 17, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBDavid Trouille, an Associate Professor of Sociology at James Madison University, discusses his new book, Futbol in the Park: Immigrants, Soccer, and the Creation of Social Ties. Dr. Trouille's ethnographic research helps us understand the nuances and complexities of the Latino immigrant experience and the importance of vibrant public spaces where people can gather and strengthen social ties. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/09-16-democ...
Episode 83: 9/11 at 20 Jim Biddle
September 14, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn this episode, we talk with Jim Biddle who graduated from JMU's College of Business in 2005. After completing ROTC training and commissioning into the Army, he joined the National Guard and deployed twice to Iraq.
Episode 82: Lieutenant Colonel Nick Swayne
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIn this episode, we talk with Lieutenant Colonel Nick Swayne, who served in the Army for 26 years and deployed to Bosnia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In 2001, he assumed the role of leading James Madison University's ROTC program and was a professor of military science. Dr. Swayne is currently the director of JMU's X-Labs.
Episode 81: 9/11 at 20 Aaron Shapiro
September 08, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB"I was shocked by the speed at which the Taliban was able to retake control...It makes me wonder about political and military decisions that have been made over the last 20 years...It's agonizing to hear about the human rights advocates, military interpreters and even American citizens who were left behind. I appreciate the band aid needed to be ripped off eventually...Did we know all along that the government would immediately collapse without us putting money into those programs? How long ...
Episode 80: 9/11 at 20 Major Robert Kennedy
September 07, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB"There are many ways to serve our democracy. Get informed, get educated, do something that matters to you." In this episode, Major Robert Kennedy, who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, shares his experiences serving in the Army. MAJ Kennedy was recently assigned to the Army G-3/5/7, where he assesses Army Readiness.
Episode 79: The 26th Amendment at 50: Racial Justice and Youth Political Power Feat. Carolyn Quilloin Coleman
September 06, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBFor Constitution Day 2021 and to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, we talk with Carolyn Quilloin Coleman who started her activism work as a teenager protesting segregation in Savannah, Georgia. In April 1969, she organized the NAACP-sponsored Youth Mobilization conference in Washington, D.C. The gathering brought together 2,000 young people from 33 states to lobby Congress in support of youth voting rights. See the show notes with lin...
Episode 78: 9/11 at 20 Lieutenant Colonel Dan Maurer
September 02, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBLt. Col. Dan Maurer, a JMU alum, Judge Advocate, an Assistant Professor of Law at U.S. Military Academy at Westpoint and a Fellow with the Modern War Institute, discusses September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks and consequences for military justice and civil-military relations.
Episode 77: 9/11 at 20 Dr. Terri Rodzevik
August 31, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBDr. Terri Rodzevik served in the United States Army Nurse Corps from 2004-2009 with two deployments to Iraq, including to Tikrit and Baghdad. She currently serves in the United States Public Health Service as a Supervisory Research Nurse Practitioner for the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease in Phoenix, AZ and as a Supervisory Nurse Practitioner for the Indian Health Service at Phoenix Indian Medical Center Emergency Department.
Episode 76: Enormous Stakes Politics: Why Redistricting Matters Feat. David Wasserman
August 26, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB"In an era of high geographic polarization and historically low ticket-splitting, meaning that people know well in advance of an election who they are going to vote for, redistricting and how the lines are drawn matters a great deal. It's almost existential for election outcomes," says redistricting expert David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report. Learn more about why redistricting matters and what's at stake.
Episode 75: 9/11 at 20 Joshua L. Dratel
August 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBHow did the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States impact the criminal legal system? What are the challenges of litigating national security and terrorism cases? How did 9/11 and subsequent national security and terrorism cases impact how the legal system treats citizens and non-citizens convicted of terrorism offenses? Is torture justified under any circumstances? How have national security and terrorism legal cases changed over the last two decades? Leading terrorism a...
Episode 74: 9/11 at 20 Lieutenant Colonel Dan Curran
August 16, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United states and explored the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have parterened to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in the Global War on Terror. In this episode, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Curran shares his experiences with the JMU ROTC program and the impact it ha...
Episode 73: Making Sense of Collective Mass Trauma: Lessons from the 9/11 Commission
August 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 extremist terrorist attacks on the United States driven by Usama bin Ladin. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Philip Zelikow, who served as the executive director of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, better known as the "9/11 Commission." The Commission's landmark report was published in 2004 and provides an authoritative narrative on the attacks and U.S. response to them. The Commission's work ...
Episode 72: 9/11 at 20 Marilyn Houde
August 03, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have partnered to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in the Global War on Terror. In this episode, Marilyn Houde shares her experiences in the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade. She discusses how we can lear...
Episode 71: Can We Make Elections Fair?
July 27, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode we talk with Dr. Jon A. Krosnick from Stanford University about how we can make elections more fair. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/07-27-democracy-matters-episode-71.shtml
Episode 70: 9/11 at 20 Terry Kessler
July 26, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode, Terry Kessler shares his experiences, including two tours of duty as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Terry attended James Madison University where he was commissioned through ROTC as a Medical Service Officer in 2003. He was also a member of the Virginia Army National Guard from 1997 to 2003. Terry is now working for the Department of Veteran Affairs at the Martinsburg, WV VAMC with Veterans as a Licensed Certified Social Worker.
Episode 69: 9/11 at 20 Steven R. Shapiro
July 25, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this episode, we talk with Steven R. Shapiro, the former Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, the nation's oldest and largest civil liberties organization, founded over a century ago in response to the massive suppression of freedom of speech and the press by the government during World War I. Mr. Shapiro shares his legal experiences and expertise regarding the consequences for civil liberties of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the govern...
Episode 68: 9/11 at 20 Mini Series Dr. Mark Ehler
July 20, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have partnered to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode, Dr. Mark Ehlers, shares his experiences and observations from his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Episode 67: 9/11 at 20 Mini Series Samantha Huie
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have partnered to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode, we talk with Samantha Huie. Samantha was a helicopter pilot and served as Brigade Aviation Officer, Compa...
Episode 66: 9/11 at 20 Mini Series Gregory Sullivan
July 14, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have partnered to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode, Gregory Sullivan shares his experiences, which included two combat deployments in support of Operation En...
Episode 65: 9/11 at 20 Mini Series Major Michael Benner
July 13, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and explore the consequences of the U.S. response, the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and JMU X-Labs have partnered to share and highlight the contributions of James Madison University alumni who commissioned through the ROTC and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this episode, Major Michael Benner, shares his experiences and observations from five deployments. He concludes by enco...
Episode 64: Divergent Access and the Future of Voting Rights
July 08, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBIn the wake of the Supreme Court's Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee ruling, we are left asking what is a usual or unusual burden to voting and which voting restrictions might be more or less vulnerable to legal challenge. We talk with Michael Burns, the National Director for Fair Elections Center's Campus Vote Project, about the history of voting rights and the implications of the Supreme Court's decision on voting access and rights. See the show notes with links mentioned in this...
Bonus: E-Carceration and the Price of the American Dream
July 07, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode, Diego F. Salinas, a JMU alum and our 20-21 Woodson Martin Democracy Fellow, reads his essay on E-Carceration and the Price of the American Dream.
Episode 63: Durable Policy Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis in Central America
June 22, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBJulio Rank Wright, Deputy Regional Director for Latin America at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), joins us to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Central America (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) that continues to force thousands of people to flee for safety in neighboring countries and the United States, and durable policy solutions to address the crisis. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/06-22-democracy-m...
Episode 62: Moving Beyond the 'Band Aid on Wound' Approach to Refugees
June 18, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBFor World Refugee Day, we talk with Jana Mason, Senior External Relations Advisor at the Washington, D.C. office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR-the UN Refugee Agency) about the root causes of forced migration and the global refugee crisis, and what we can do to take action on important issues facing refugees. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/06-18-democracy-matters-episode-62.shtml