{"product_id":"education-for-democracy-renewing-the-wisconsin-idea-9780299328900","title":"Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea","description":"American public universities were founded in a civic tradition that differentiated them from their European predecessors-steering away from the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Like many such higher education institutions across the United States, the University of Wisconsin's mission, known as the Wisconsin Idea, emphasizes a responsibility to serve the needs of the state and its people. This commitment, which necessarily requires a pledge to academic freedom, has recently been openly threatened by state and federal actors seeking to dismantle a democratic and expansive conception of public service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the Wisconsin Idea as a lens, \u003ci\u003eEducation for Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e argues that public higher education institutions remain a bastion of collaborative problem solving. Examinations of partnerships between the state university and people of the state highlight many crucial and lasting contributions to issues of broad public concern such as conservation, LGBTQ+ rights, and poverty alleviation. The contributors restore the value of state universities and humanities education as a public good, contending that they deserve renewed and robust support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chad Alan Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299328900","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46858603626633,"sku":"9780299328900","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_791d85a1-1971-491d-b0a7-1218e6f35ea3.jpg?v=1780981606","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/education-for-democracy-renewing-the-wisconsin-idea-9780299328900","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}