Global Civics

Dates: October 13 - November 17, 2021
Meets: Wed. from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
 Location: Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
Cost:  $75.00

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Date Day Time
10/13/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM
10/20/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM
10/27/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM
11/03/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM
11/10/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM
11/17/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership or 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership

Instructor Stephen Maly, executive director at Helena Civic Television, will present a fresh, interdisciplinary overview of the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship in the 21st century. Individuals needs to know about the world at large in order to be responsible citizens of one's community, nation and the world. While some knowledge about how the government works is essential to exercising one's rights and privileges as a citizen, that's not sufficient in the 21st century, where societies are highly intertwined, interdependent and engaged in international relationships. Topics to be covered include basic principles and practices of governance in our American democracy within the contexts of the global economy, as well as world history, the global environment, international law, geography and intercultural exchange. The principles of sovereignty, legitimacy and subsidiarity provide our analytical framework. We are all citizens of our local and state community, our country and the world. We need to understand what is happening and why.

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Fee:  $75.00

Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church

2152 Graf St
Bozeman, MT 59718
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Stephen Maly

Stephen Maly retired from Helena Civic Television and relocated to Bozeman to develop a multi-disciplinary project called the Global Civics Initiative. He has an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins SAIS and a B.A. in international affairs from the University of Colorado. Maly spent a decade as a research analyst for the Montana Legislature, staffing committees and writing bills. He also instigated, developed and managed TVMT, a state-wide public affairs network dedicated to transparency in government. TVMT provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of all three branches of state government. He hosted and produced dozens of programs about Montana's history, politics, culture and the state's foreign relationships. Stephen has been a course and speaker series presenter for OLLI at MSU and currently serves as vice chair on the OLLI at MSU Advisory Committee.
Date Day Time Location
10/13/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
10/20/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
10/27/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/03/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/10/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/17/2021Wednesday2 PM to 4 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church

Participants will learn about the principles of sovereignty, legitimacy and subsidiarity and how they provide an interwoven analytical framework for comprehending the trajectories of history. This combination provides a useful conceptual lens through which to scrutinize world trends and events. Geography shapes destiny. Politics and economics are inseparable. History repeats itself in that globalization is a recurring phenomenon even if the pace, scale and consequences of increasing interdependence changes. Media literacy is crucial to a thoughtful understanding of the world. Global threats and challenges require global responses and governance. Universal human rights are the end game of civilization.