Dr. Charles S. White is currently the Executive Director of the Social Science Education Consortium. For 22 years he was associate professor and coordinator for PK-12 History/Social Studies at Boston University’s School of Education, where he taught elementary and secondary social studies methods courses until his retirement in 2016. Dr. White also created a preservice course called Project Citizen, designed to prepare future teachers to promote action civics. His work with the first wave of microcomputers in education during his doctoral studies at Indiana University, Dr. White's initial university position was as coordinator of instructional technology programs and director of the Center for Interactive Educational Technology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. After seven years, though, he wanted to return to his first love - social studies and civic education - and this lead him to BU in 1994. For 15 years, Dr. White collaborated with teachers and education administrators in Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, South Africa, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, and Mongolia to revamp civics curriculum and teacher education to support education for democracy. He and his wife currently reside outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

• Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1. The Populist Moment; William A. Galston.Chapter 2. Populism, Democracy, and the Education of Citizens; Thomas S. Vontz and J. Spencer Clark (with Stephen L. Schechter).Chapter 3. Are Europe's Democracies in Danger? A View of the Populist Challenge; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 4. Confronting a Global Democracy Recession: The Role of United States International Democracy Support Programs; Liza Prendergast.Chapter 5. Democracy's Pharmakon: Technology as Remedy and Poison; Charles S. White.Chapter 6. Judicial Legitimacy in the Age of Populism; Alison Staudinger.Chapter 7. Fulfilling the Promise of Democracy: How Black Lives Matter Can Foster Empowered Civic Engagement; Amy J. Samuels and Gregory L. Samuels.Chapter 8. Does P-12 Educational Research Ameliorate or Perpetuate Inequity? Jacob S. Bennett.Chapter 9. Democracy's Discontent and Teacher Education: Countering Populism and Cultivating Democracy; Stephanie Schroeder.Chapter 10. A Primer on Trump Economics: Populist or Something Else? James E. Davis.Chapter 11. Going for Depth in Civic Education: A Design Experiment; Walter C. Parker.Reactions to Parker's Going for Depth in Civic Education.Chapter 11a. What Public Philosophy Should We Teach? A Reply to Parker; Peter Levine.Chapter 11b. Fidelity of Implementation: A Reply to Parker; James E. Davis.Chapter 11c. Contrasting Landscapes: A Reply to Parker; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 12. Resources for the Effective Teaching of Civics and American History.Chapter 13. Conclusion.Book Review.How the Second Cold War Began: A Review of Authoritarianism Goes Global, Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Christopher Walker; Reviewed by Thomas O. Melia.About the Authors.

Dr. Charles S. White is currently the Executive Director of the Social Science Education Consortium. For 22 years he was associate professor and coordinator for PK-12 History/Social Studies at Boston University’s School of Education, where he taught elementary and secondary social studies methods courses until his retirement in 2016. Dr. White also created a preservice course called Project Citizen, designed to prepare future teachers to promote action civics. His work with the first wave of microcomputers in education during his doctoral studies at Indiana University, Dr. White's initial university position was as coordinator of instructional technology programs and director of the Center for Interactive Educational Technology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. After seven years, though, he wanted to return to his first love - social studies and civic education - and this lead him to BU in 1994. For 15 years, Dr. White collaborated with teachers and education administrators in Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, South Africa, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, and Mongolia to revamp civics curriculum and teacher education to support education for democracy. He and his wife currently reside outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

• Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1. The Populist Moment; William A. Galston.Chapter 2. Populism, Democracy, and the Education of Citizens; Thomas S. Vontz and J. Spencer Clark (with Stephen L. Schechter).Chapter 3. Are Europe's Democracies in Danger? A View of the Populist Challenge; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 4. Confronting a Global Democracy Recession: The Role of United States International Democracy Support Programs; Liza Prendergast.Chapter 5. Democracy's Pharmakon: Technology as Remedy and Poison; Charles S. White.Chapter 6. Judicial Legitimacy in the Age of Populism; Alison Staudinger.Chapter 7. Fulfilling the Promise of Democracy: How Black Lives Matter Can Foster Empowered Civic Engagement; Amy J. Samuels and Gregory L. Samuels.Chapter 8. Does P-12 Educational Research Ameliorate or Perpetuate Inequity? Jacob S. Bennett.Chapter 9. Democracy's Discontent and Teacher Education: Countering Populism and Cultivating Democracy; Stephanie Schroeder.Chapter 10. A Primer on Trump Economics: Populist or Something Else? James E. Davis.Chapter 11. Going for Depth in Civic Education: A Design Experiment; Walter C. Parker.Reactions to Parker's Going for Depth in Civic Education.Chapter 11a. What Public Philosophy Should We Teach? A Reply to Parker; Peter Levine.Chapter 11b. Fidelity of Implementation: A Reply to Parker; James E. Davis.Chapter 11c. Contrasting Landscapes: A Reply to Parker; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 12. Resources for the Effective Teaching of Civics and American History.Chapter 13. Conclusion.Book Review.How the Second Cold War Began: A Review of Authoritarianism Goes Global, Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Christopher Walker; Reviewed by Thomas O. Melia.About the Authors.

Dr. Charles S. White is currently the Executive Director of the Social Science Education Consortium. For 22 years he was associate professor and coordinator for PK-12 History/Social Studies at Boston University’s School of Education, where he taught elementary and secondary social studies methods courses until his retirement in 2016. Dr. White also created a preservice course called Project Citizen, designed to prepare future teachers to promote action civics. His work with the first wave of microcomputers in education during his doctoral studies at Indiana University, Dr. White's initial university position was as coordinator of instructional technology programs and director of the Center for Interactive Educational Technology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. After seven years, though, he wanted to return to his first love - social studies and civic education - and this lead him to BU in 1994. For 15 years, Dr. White collaborated with teachers and education administrators in Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, South Africa, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, and Mongolia to revamp civics curriculum and teacher education to support education for democracy. He and his wife currently reside outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

• Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1. The Populist Moment; William A. Galston.Chapter 2. Populism, Democracy, and the Education of Citizens; Thomas S. Vontz and J. Spencer Clark (with Stephen L. Schechter).Chapter 3. Are Europe's Democracies in Danger? A View of the Populist Challenge; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 4. Confronting a Global Democracy Recession: The Role of United States International Democracy Support Programs; Liza Prendergast.Chapter 5. Democracy's Pharmakon: Technology as Remedy and Poison; Charles S. White.Chapter 6. Judicial Legitimacy in the Age of Populism; Alison Staudinger.Chapter 7. Fulfilling the Promise of Democracy: How Black Lives Matter Can Foster Empowered Civic Engagement; Amy J. Samuels and Gregory L. Samuels.Chapter 8. Does P-12 Educational Research Ameliorate or Perpetuate Inequity? Jacob S. Bennett.Chapter 9. Democracy's Discontent and Teacher Education: Countering Populism and Cultivating Democracy; Stephanie Schroeder.Chapter 10. A Primer on Trump Economics: Populist or Something Else? James E. Davis.Chapter 11. Going for Depth in Civic Education: A Design Experiment; Walter C. Parker.Reactions to Parker's Going for Depth in Civic Education.Chapter 11a. What Public Philosophy Should We Teach? A Reply to Parker; Peter Levine.Chapter 11b. Fidelity of Implementation: A Reply to Parker; James E. Davis.Chapter 11c. Contrasting Landscapes: A Reply to Parker; Karlheinz Duerr.Chapter 12. Resources for the Effective Teaching of Civics and American History.Chapter 13. Conclusion.Book Review.How the Second Cold War Began: A Review of Authoritarianism Goes Global, Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Christopher Walker; Reviewed by Thomas O. Melia.About the Authors.