Communitarianism is a school of political philosophy which is concerned to developed balanced alternatives to the predominantly liberal and excessively individualistic political policy and practice current in the western world. The leading figure in communitarian thought today is Amitai Etzioni. Other scholars of interest to communitarians include: Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor (a leading Canadian philosopher), Michael Sandel, Michael Walzar, etc. This discussion list is intended to provide a forum to meet other Canadian scholars interested in developing communitarian theory and policy in a way which is of interest to Canadians. Discussion can concern philosophical or policy issues from a communitarian perspective. We are also interested in meeting others with ideas for projects you may be working on or who are interested in collaborating in communitarian research.