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Mansbridge Clip 5

Instructional Themes

Closing class; priming students for their next reading; take-aways/summary; scaffolding

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, 54 seconds (1:00:25-1:04:19)

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 at the very end of the 65-minute class session as Mansbridge previews the next reading and ends class.