The theory is being applied especially in parts of the world where democracy is currently tenuous or non-existent, such as South Africa or China. But its stronghold today is the former communist countries of East-Central Europe. Here, civic education has been the rage for several years. A conference last year in Prague, entitled Civitas, called attention to the movement. Many groups such as the Center for Civic Education, the Civic Education Project, and others with less obvious names have been dedicated to spreading civic education here. As an example, our university, Palacky University, is currently operating a program in cooperation with Charles University in Prague (sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts and American Council of Learned Societies) dedicated to providing instruction to some 200 secondary school teachers from throughout the Czech Republic. The same program operates in neighboring countries. Subjects include modern political thought, the politics of western Europe and the USA, nationalism, and European Community politics. Foundations such as Mellon, Ford, Soros, and PHARE (sponsored by the European Union) have created similar ventures. A new anthology entitled Democracy is a Discussion, containing readings from writers such as Erazim Kohak, Benjamin Barber, Adam Michnik, and Robert Bellah, is one of the better examples of the