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Alexis de Tocqueville was a Frenchman whose astute observations of American democracy have become a cornerstone of American political education. As a foreigner, Tocqueville was able to bring valuable objectivity and a global perspective to questions of American democracy.

Tocqueville was especially fascinated with local politics in America. His analyses of township governments, local associations, decentralization, and the spirit of volunteerism were central to his study of the habits and mores that animate American public life and protect it from its worst impulses.

Houston is a city where the local and global mesh into a culture that epitomizes Tocqueville鈥檚 vision of the democratic future: business-oriented, efficient, diverse, prosperous, and mobile, with a strong can-do attitude and confidence in community self-improvement. Houston is also a global hub, a major port city, and home to countless vibrant immigrant communities. Here, the local is global.

The Tocqueville Forum for Local and Global Politics serves to educate young citizens of the Houston metro area in this local + global tradition, through visiting speakers, workshops, conferences, and scholarship.

Dr. Carol Cooper is the director of the Tocqueville Forum, and the activities of the Forum are accomplished in close collaboration with 笔丑谤辞苍脓蝉颈蝉: the Honors Minor and Program in Politics and Ethics.

The Tocqueville Forum is committed to the principles of academic freedom.