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• Michelle McIlvoy, Office of Student Involvement, 360-546-9530, mmcilvoy@vancouver.wsu.edu
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Explore an alternative form of conservatism when Washington State University's 2010 Public Affairs Lecture Series brings Allan C. Carlson, Ph.D. to the stage Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Vancouver High School auditorium at 5700 East 18th Street.
Carlson, is president of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society in Ill. and distinguished visiting professor of political science and history at Hillsdale College in Mich. His address, "Beyond Capitalism and Socialism: Rebuilding an American Economy Focused on Family and Community" will tell the stories of great American thinkers who shaped distinct socio-economic systems during the 20th century. These systems were neither capitalist nor socialist, but were committed to:
• Democracy
• Localism
• Treating human labor and relationships with respect and never as commodities
• Defending widely held property
• Protecting the dignity of people and their natural communities
• Preserving family autonomy
From these stories, Carlson will demonstrate how their examples and ideas point toward an alternate conservatism for the decades ahead.
The Public Affairs Lecture Series is an annual event presented by 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø with the objective of enlightening students, faculty, staff and guests and provoking them to think by presenting a stimulating, sometimes controversial, topic in public affairs. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online by visiting . Tickets will be also available at the door. A limited number of student tickets are available free of charge. Current high school and college students can get details by sending an email to mmcilvoy@vancouver.wsu.edu.
Carlson holds his Ph.D. in modern European history from Ohio University. President Reagan appointed him as a member of The National Commission on Children in 1988. He served until 1993 and played a key role in crafting the commission's final report. Carlson currently serves as international secretary of The World Congress of Families, the fifth assembly of which met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands last August.
Carlson is the author of 10 books, including:
• "The New Agrarian Mind: The Movement Toward Decentralist Thought in Twentieth Century America"
• "Third Ways: How Bulgarian Greens, Swedish Housewives, and Beer-Swilling Englishmen Created Family-Centered Economies...And Why They Disappeared"
• "The 'American Way': Family and Community in the Shaping of the American Identity"
• "The Swedish Experiment in Family Politics: The Myrdals and the Interwar Population Crisis" (newly released in Russian translation)
Carlson has written for numerous publications, including The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. He has lectured widely in the United States and abroad. He has appeared multiple times on the PBS News Hour, NPR, BBC Television and Radio, ABC, NBC and CBS news, CNN, CBC, MSNBC and C-SPAN.
Carlson makes his home on a farm in Owen Township, Winnebago County, Ill. He and his wife Elizabeth are the parents of four children.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is celebrating 20 years of bringing quality education, research and service to the citizens of Southwest Washington. The campus is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers 16 bachelor's degrees, 10 master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Learn more at .
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