Paul Lachelier articles

Paul Lachelier is the founder and director of Learning Life, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit developing innovative learning communities in order to widen and deepen participation in democracy and diplomacy.  Through Learning Life, Paul leads the development of a Democracy & Diplomacy Community, including the international Family Diplomacy Initiative, Citizen Diplomacy International, and a Democracy Learning Community in the US capital region.  Before founding Learning Life in 2012, Paul taught at Stetson, Harvard, Tufts and the University of Wisconsin.  He holds a B.A. in sociology from Georgetown University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  His writing, research and programmatic work focus on democracy, diplomacy, citizen engagement, and education.  His writings have appeared in academic journals as well as popular media including the Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Albuquerque Journal, and truthout.org.  More at paullachelier.info.