The importance of civic culture to democracy, with Laurie Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

This Is Civity by Civity

Episode notes

In this episode, we talk with Laurie Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and scholar of early Indian religions and religion in the public square. Our discussion explores the recognition that civic culture is democracy's foundation, and to have a strong civic culture, we need to engage in a way that recognizes each other’s humanity.

To learn more, go to amacad.org.

Keywords
humanitydemocracycivic culture