WEEK FOUR
January 31
Citizen participation. Capacity of state & local
governments to ensure food security. Planning for Foundresses Week class
activity.
The importance of citizen
participation within a democracy – why and how do nuns / youth / ordinary
people become socially engaged in political, civic or social causes? Food
Security – why federal, state and local governments sometimes fall short. Guest
Speakers Jeanette Braun, SND & Andrew Hu, NDNU alum & former SLG
student. DATE IS CONFIRMED.
DUE: Read handout on early
lives and education of SND Foundresses Julie Billiart and Francoise Blin de
Bourdon (you will find this on the class blog)
February 2
No class – Faculty Professional Development Day
WEEK FIVE
February 7
State-Local relations: subsidiarity and the “proper” role of
the various levels of government.
DUE: CST handout –
Subsidiarity and the Proper Role of Government
Blog
Topic #4: Define “subsidiarity” in your own words. How is the concept of
subsidiarity as discussed in today’s reading related to “devolution”as
described in your textbook? Google “devolution in Kenya” for an ambitious
example of how governments might use devolution to achieve a desireable level
of subsidiarity.
February 9
Founders’ Week class activity.
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