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This novel methodology is also innovative at a personal level: Participatory democracy in Porto Alegre is “expressive” in the sense that it gives each individual the opportunity to collectively articulate his or her own original contribution to society. Rather than imagine democracy simply as a...
Minow’s tenure thus far has been marked by an unusual focus and personal involvement in the academic life of the school, since deans often set aside their own research once they take on administrative responsibilities.
Minow’s ascension represents the installation of a quintessential academic as dean, as reflected in her first year’s priorities: reforming the curriculum, encouraging collaboration between Law School professors and with the University, all while continuing her own teaching and legal research on the side.
Echoing a broader trend in the University, Minow’s own resume follows an interdisciplinary approach that is gaining increasing currency in the academic world.
Consider the famous scene in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in which the slave trader Mr. Haley hunts down the heroine Eliza to regain the property that she stole from him. Although readers might conceivably sympathize with Haley as a victim of theft, we...