1. Elites as Status Groups in Democratic Societies • Fabien Accominotti, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2. Rupture, Repair, and the Civil Sphere: Moral Solidarity and Dynamics of Perception in Post-Apartheid South Africa • Matthew Coetzee, University of Notre Dame.

3. The Language of Legitimacy: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hidden Cultural Binaries in the American Civil Sphere • Steven Koh, Yale University.

4. The Duality of Networks and Futures in Public Interest Scenario Work • Ann Mische, University of Notre Dame; Fabian D. Maldonado, University of Notre Dame; Zhemin Huang, University of Notre Dame; Quinlen Schachle, University of Notre Dame.

5. Surva Winter Carnivals: Challenging the Rural-Urban Divide in the Bulgarian and the European Civil Spheres • Ana Velitchkova, University of Mississippi.