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Mansbridge Clip 4

Jane Mansbridge guiding discussion

Topics Covered

Using humor; Building rapport; showing vulnerability; sharing personal experience; responding to students; authenticity

  • Instructor: Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value
  • Student Group: Graduate
  • School: Harvard Kennedy School
  • Course: Democratic Theory
  • Clip Length: 3 minutes, 17 seconds (50:50-54:07)

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Instructional Themes

Using humor; Building rapport; showing vulnerability; sharing personal experience; responding to students; authenticity

Instructor

Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Value

Student Group

Graduate

School

Harvard Kennedy School

Course

Democratic Theory

Clip Length

3 minutes, 17 seconds (50:50-54:07)

Clip Context

  • “Democratic Theory,” a graduate course at the Harvard Kennedy School with approximately 30 students enrolled. 
  • This course is a survey of philosophical writings on democracy through the ages. Mansbridge brings would-be esoteric texts to life through inclusive and rigorous discussions while equipping students to think critically about democracy.
  • This clip comes about 50 minutes into the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge shares her own experience to help explain a complicated concept.