Mike Klein
Mike Klein, Ed.D. is an Associate of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas. He teaches undergraduate courses on leadership for social justice, qualitative research, introduction to justice and peace studies, and seminars on: vocational discernment, art and social change, history and social movements, and coffee as lens for interdisciplinary analysis. He also teaches graduate courses on social justice pedagogy, critical education in social movements, and the pedagogy of Paulo Freire. His research and publishing focus on: democratizing leadership, peace education, critical pedagogy, popular culture in peace studies, and service-learning.
Klein received a 2007 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship for doctoral research on ritualizing leadership for democratic decision-making and action. He completed the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute in 2011, and consults with the Neighborhood Leadership Program at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
From 2002-2007, he served as the Social Justice Vocation Instructor and Leadership Coordinator in Justice and Peace Studies, funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation. Previously, he worked in Campus Ministry to direct VISION immersion trips throughout the US, Central America, and the Caribbean, and local VIA volunteer teams. Klein’s undergraduate degrees are in studio arts and theology and his Master's work is in education with an emphasis on service-learning.
An artist focused on community-based projects, Klein has created murals with participants in boxing and African dance programs, a youth farm project, a multi-cultural immigrant community, an alternative high school, a crisis nursery, and a food program for people living with HIV/AIDS. He is also a Pillsbury United Communities #ArtIsMyWeapon artist, creatively addressing violence through art that employs de-commissioned weapons.
In addition to journal articles and book chapters, he is the author or editor of six books including, "Democratizing Leadership: Counter-hegemonic Democracy in Organizations, Institutions, and Communities" released in 2016 by Information Age Publishing.
Address: 2115 Summit Avenue
Maill # 4059
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Klein received a 2007 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship for doctoral research on ritualizing leadership for democratic decision-making and action. He completed the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute in 2011, and consults with the Neighborhood Leadership Program at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
From 2002-2007, he served as the Social Justice Vocation Instructor and Leadership Coordinator in Justice and Peace Studies, funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation. Previously, he worked in Campus Ministry to direct VISION immersion trips throughout the US, Central America, and the Caribbean, and local VIA volunteer teams. Klein’s undergraduate degrees are in studio arts and theology and his Master's work is in education with an emphasis on service-learning.
An artist focused on community-based projects, Klein has created murals with participants in boxing and African dance programs, a youth farm project, a multi-cultural immigrant community, an alternative high school, a crisis nursery, and a food program for people living with HIV/AIDS. He is also a Pillsbury United Communities #ArtIsMyWeapon artist, creatively addressing violence through art that employs de-commissioned weapons.
In addition to journal articles and book chapters, he is the author or editor of six books including, "Democratizing Leadership: Counter-hegemonic Democracy in Organizations, Institutions, and Communities" released in 2016 by Information Age Publishing.
Address: 2115 Summit Avenue
Maill # 4059
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Books by Mike Klein
Democratizing Leadership is informed by three qualitative case studies described in rich detail. First Bank System Visual Art Program, In the Heart of the Beast Theater's May Day Ritual, and The Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers exemplify the practice of democratizing leadership. These diverse settings include corporate banking during 1980's deregulation, an annual community May Day parade, and an informal alliance of peacemaking organizations. Leadership in each case promotes authentic voice, encourages decision-making with integrity, and advocates for responsible collective action. http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Democratizing-Leadership
The leadership profiles collected in this volume are generated from the work of undergraduate students in a course entitled Leadership for Social Justice, in the Department of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. Each profile follows a common format: story, theory, collective action, biography, and references. They explore peacebuilding work in local neighborhood contexts and in global social movements. They are stories of inspirational leadership found in individual organizers and in dynamic organizations. Students strive to represent voices authentically and describe peacebuilding responsibly, to encourage and inspire readers to enact their own leadership for social justice.
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Some of the activities simply create spaces for an audience to share their ideas anonymously. Other activities help focus on inspiring ideas or challenging questions about peace. All of the activities help construct shared meaning to deepen our experience of "a peace of my mind" and to engage our own stories to extend that experience. The activities are different in scope, emphasis, and approach. Specific activities may be more or less suited for your group, so hints and special considerations are offered so you may adapt the activity to your context.
Between these pages you will discover dynamic activities to help your group create meaning from the experience of "a peace of my mind". You might also apply these activities beyond the exhibit. My hope is that these activities inspire you to imagine and create a more just and peaceful world. https://www.createspace.com/4478964
Papers by Mike Klein
The Circle of Praxis pedagogy is the foundation for our program and it continues to inform how, what, and why we teach and learn. The Circle of Praxis encompasses four interactive and complementary dimen- sions to compel learners to embrace a method of examination and engage- ment: Insertion, Descriptive Analysis, Normative Analysis, and Action Planning. Woven together in an iterative process of action and reflection, the Circle of Praxis guides transformative education toward both personal agency and structural change to promote justice and peace.
Book Chapters by Mike Klein
Democratizing Leadership is informed by three qualitative case studies described in rich detail. First Bank System Visual Art Program, In the Heart of the Beast Theater's May Day Ritual, and The Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers exemplify the practice of democratizing leadership. These diverse settings include corporate banking during 1980's deregulation, an annual community May Day parade, and an informal alliance of peacemaking organizations. Leadership in each case promotes authentic voice, encourages decision-making with integrity, and advocates for responsible collective action. http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Democratizing-Leadership
The leadership profiles collected in this volume are generated from the work of undergraduate students in a course entitled Leadership for Social Justice, in the Department of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. Each profile follows a common format: story, theory, collective action, biography, and references. They explore peacebuilding work in local neighborhood contexts and in global social movements. They are stories of inspirational leadership found in individual organizers and in dynamic organizations. Students strive to represent voices authentically and describe peacebuilding responsibly, to encourage and inspire readers to enact their own leadership for social justice.
https://www.createspace.com/6109975
https://www.createspace.com/5384472
Some of the activities simply create spaces for an audience to share their ideas anonymously. Other activities help focus on inspiring ideas or challenging questions about peace. All of the activities help construct shared meaning to deepen our experience of "a peace of my mind" and to engage our own stories to extend that experience. The activities are different in scope, emphasis, and approach. Specific activities may be more or less suited for your group, so hints and special considerations are offered so you may adapt the activity to your context.
Between these pages you will discover dynamic activities to help your group create meaning from the experience of "a peace of my mind". You might also apply these activities beyond the exhibit. My hope is that these activities inspire you to imagine and create a more just and peaceful world. https://www.createspace.com/4478964
The Circle of Praxis pedagogy is the foundation for our program and it continues to inform how, what, and why we teach and learn. The Circle of Praxis encompasses four interactive and complementary dimen- sions to compel learners to embrace a method of examination and engage- ment: Insertion, Descriptive Analysis, Normative Analysis, and Action Planning. Woven together in an iterative process of action and reflection, the Circle of Praxis guides transformative education toward both personal agency and structural change to promote justice and peace.