The Institute of Politics officially welcomed its spring semester fellows last night in a panel discussion at the Kennedy School.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell and former U.S. Rep. Beau Boulter (R-Tex.) are among the six new fellows who will offer study groups this spring.

During the discussion, entitled "Personal Perspectives on Politics," the new fellows described the study groups they will be leading this spring.

Boulter will be leading a study group in international trade. With the recent passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, international trade has become the focus of national attention, said Boulter.

"I'm very interested in the concept of free trade and how to make it work," Boulter said.

Boulter, who founded an international consulting firm that advises in East Asia, said his study group will give particular attention to the region's economy.

Campbell said her study group would address fundamental questions posed by Canadian and American democracy.

"The study group will focus on the question [of] how can we govern in such a way as to turn the democratic ideal into reality," Campbell said. "How can we make democracy work?"

Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion Rights Action League, will lead a study group called "The Politics of Reproductive Choice."

Other fellows include former Cambridge Mayor and City Councillor Alice K. Wolf, former Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser and Victor S. Navasky, editor-in-chief of The Nation.