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The Center for the Study of Citizenship is the premier global institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary study and promotion of citizenship. The Center is dedicated to the idea that vital communities - social, economic and political - require informed, active citizens.

The Center was founded in 2002 in response to the attack on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001.

From the Strategic Directions document, 6/6/2011: Mission: Vital communities require informed, active citizens. The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University is the premier global institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary study and promotion of citizenship. Research Vision: To continue to grow as the premier research institute for the study of citizenship. As a research institute, the conduct, support for and dissemination of research is at the foundation of and fundamental to everything the Center does.

Research Strategic Direction: To expand opportunities for the development and presentation of citizenship research and to establish the Center as a promoter of original research, a natural venue for academic researchers, and an arbiter of excellence. In order to fulfill this direction, the Center anticipates increased public programming, expansion of the highly successful annual international Citizenship Conference, establishment of a prestigious annual book award in Citizenship Studies, publication of an edited volume of essays from recent conferences, and creation of a regional colloquium series. Academic energy and involvement will be increased through development of working groups on Civic Engagement, Corporate Citizenship, and Health and Citizenship. Enhanced faculty advisory participation and interdisciplinary collaboration will amplify the Center’s significant work and increase its research influence.

Technology and Education Strategic Direction: To create an economically sustainable online space, a technological hub, where students, practitioners and scholars from around the world can collaborate, network, learn, and share research about civic engagement and citizenship. This website will include a phase one secondary school component that facilitates engagement and communication among middle and high school students, first in the state of Michigan and then nationally and globally. This participation will satisfy the Michigan Department of Education’s online usage requirements and promote knowledgeable, engaged citizenship globally. The second phase will add provide a space for communication internationally among undergraduate and graduate students, secondary and college teachers, members of civil society, and researchers.

Corporate Citizenship Strategic Direction: To become a national and international expert and adviser in corporate citizenship and a leader in corporate citizenship studies and research. The Center will be a focal point for expertise in corporate social responsibility (the corporation and the community); organizational citizenship (employees and the corporation); governance (corporate owners and management); and government regulation and corporate compliance. The Center seeks to help businesses fulfill their legal responsibilities, increase their profitability, enhance their reputations, recruit employees and support and strengthen the community. As it attains those goals, the Center will foster the development of civic leadership regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Organizers and Directors
Marc W Kruman, Director, is an American historian who specializes in 18th Century American history.