Organization: TOBIN PROJECT INC
Mission: THE TOBIN PROJECT IS A CATALYST FOR NEW ACADEMIC THINKING ON THE MOST PRESSING NATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY - PROMOTING RICHER PUBLIC DISCOURSE, STRONGER PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, AND BETTER PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH GREATER UNDERSTANDING.
Activities: DEMOCRACY & MARKETS: PROMOTING NEW RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DEMOCRACY & MARKETS, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: A) STIMULATING RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, INCLUDING ORGANIZING MEETINGS OF SCHOLARS ON CRITICAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. B) COMPILING AN EDITED VOLUME EXPLORING HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CASES OF DEMOCRATIC COLLAPSE. C) ORGANIZING A TEAM OF SCHOLARS WORKING TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE ANTIMONOPOLY TRADITION IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. D) HOLDING WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDING FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS TO GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN THIS AREA.
EXPERIMENTATION & PEDAGOGY: EXPLORING NEW WAYS OF FURTHERING OUR MISSION AND DEVELOPING OUTSTANDING CASE-BASED TEACHING MATERIALS ACROSS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: A) DEVELOPING AND DISTRIBUTING CASE-BASED TEACHING MATERIALS. B) STIMULATING RESEARCH ON HISTORICAL CASES OF DEMOCRATIC BREAKDOWN. C) EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A CASE-BASED INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS CURRICULUM.
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY: PROMOTING NEW RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: A) ORGANIZING AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO STIMULATE RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING AND BEHAVIOR. B) EXPLORING AREAS RIPE FOR FUTURE RESEARCH.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations