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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.

Democracy, Education and the Trump Voter

September 1, 2023 by Paul Lachelier Leave a Comment

For those concerned and willing to move beyond expressions of frustration and contempt for Trump voters, part of the long-term solution may be something you have not considered.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Journalism and Free Speech, Republicans

Democratize Diplomacy! 

January 17, 2020 by Paul Lachelier Leave a Comment

Democratize Diplomacy! 

For all its impact the world can seem distant from our daily issues, a paradox of irrelevance and mounting relevance that calls for democratizing diplomacy.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Worldwide

3 Equalizers in an Unequal World

August 14, 2019 by Paul Lachelier Leave a Comment

Despite growing inequality worldwide, ordinary people have three specific, significant and actionable forms of equalizing power: time, one vote and numbers.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Voter Turnout

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