Center for the Study of Democracy

Organization Description

he Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) explores contemporary and historical issues associated with the ideas of democracy, liberty and justice in national and international contexts.

democracy@smcm.edu

Anne Arundel Hall North 104

Latest News

Professor Ugues Serves as Observer in Historic Mexican Election

Professor Ugues

Antonio Ugues Jr., associate professor of political science and public policy and director of the… View more

June 6, 2024, 8:56 a.m.

Associate Professor Ugues Appointed to Maryland 250 Commission by Governor

Professor Ugues

Antonio Ugues Jr., PhD, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, was recently appointed to… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

Nov. 15, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

Maria Hinojosa delivers inaugural Gwen Ifill Lecture

Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa delivers the inaugural Gwen Ifill Lecture.

Pulitzer Prize… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

Oct. 6, 2022, 12:02 p.m.

Center for the Study of Democracy

Delegation from Estonia visits St. Mary's College of Maryland

Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy Antonio Ugues Jr. speaks to delegation from Pärnu County, Estonia at SMCM earlier this month

St. Mary’s College of Maryland recently hosted a visit by a delegation from Pärnu County, Estonia,… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

Aug. 22, 2022, 12:43 p.m.

Associate Professor Antonio Ugues Jr. Featured in The Deseret News

Antonio Ugues Jr.

Gretchen Phillips

Aug. 2, 2022, 10:47 a.m.

Active Announcements

David and Ginny Rosenbaum Award

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Feb. 19, 2025, 9:59 a.m.

The Thomas Penfield Jackson Award for Civic Responsibility and Democratic Citizenship

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Apply for an Award from the Center for the Study of Democracy

Feb. 19, 2025, 9:39 a.m.

Upcoming Events

SARS Stories: Affect and Archive of the 2003 Pandemic with Belinda Kong

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SARS Stories: Affect and Archive of the 2003 Pandemic

In SARS Stories, Belinda Kong delves into the… View more

April 14, 2025, 4:45 – 6:30 p.m.

Quantum Technologies: Impacts for National Security and Society, March 28

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In the past century, the First Quantum Revolution produced society-transforming technologies. Now, a Second Quantum Revolution is… View more

March 28, 2025, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Film screening and discussion of Elena (2021) by Michèle Stephenson, March 5

Elena movie poster

Legacies of Liberation: Haiti in the World

A joint presentation of its Amɘrica Dialogue Series and its… View more

March 5, 2025, 7:30 – 9 p.m.