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Key Challenges Facing the Field of Deliberative Democracy
Deliberative Democracy has proved its value as an alternative to governance dominated by special interests, but its use in governing remains inconsistent. Overcoming this challenge will require the field to focus its energy on 1) building a cadre of elected leaders and public officials who understand deliberative democracy's value and how to do it, 2) engaging with the media so that it becomes an effective partner for the field and a more productive part of our democratic system, and 3) continuing to embrace opportunities – like Creating Community Solutions - to work in unique partnerships, build national infrastructure to support high-quality deliberation, and innovate across methodologies and models.
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Civic Tech and Public Policy Decision Making
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 764-771
ISSN: 1537-5935
Incivility and Political Dysfunction: How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do?
This presentation explores the causes of incivility and political dysfunction, the impact of the 2016 Presidential election, and what we can do now. How did we get to this point, where incivility and political dysfunction have become the social norm? How did the 2016 Presidential election change the conversation and the tone? What can Americans do to help move the country forward? How can we listen and talk to "the other side?" This presentation will explore these key questions and provide participants with a mechanism to help shape our country's future.
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Key Challenges Facing the Field of Deliberative Democracy
Deliberative Democracy has proved its value as an alternative to governance dominated by special interests, but its use in governing remains inconsistent. Overcoming this challenge will require the field to focus its energy on 1) building a cadre of elected leaders and public officials who understand deliberative democracy's value and how to do it, 2) engaging with the media so that it becomes an effective partner for the field and a more productive part of our democratic system, and 3) continuing to embrace opportunities – like Creating Community Solutions - to work in unique partnerships, build national infrastructure to support high-quality deliberation, and innovate across methodologies and models.
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Key Challenges Facing the Field of Deliberative Democracy
In: Journal of Public Deliberation, Band 10, Heft 1, S. I-5
Public Libraries and the Future of Democracy
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 101, Heft 4, S. 13-14
ISSN: 1542-7811
Learning from the Past, Committing to the Future: A Practitioner's View of Our Democracy
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 70, Heft s1
ISSN: 1540-6210
American democracy is at a pivotal moment: electoral dysfunction, low levels of participation, divisive politics, and power imbalances dominate governance and impede our ability to resolve critical issues facing the nation. In this environment, the author argues, our ability to be the representative system of government we claim is in question. Using Harold D. Lasswell's 1942 essay "The Developing Science of Democracy" as a vehicle for reflection, the author reviews progress and challenges in democratic practice today along four dimensions: information delivery and knowledge building; accurate capturing of citizens' views; conducting democratic conversations; and maintaining balances of power. Among the reforms necessary to address persistent challenges in each of these areas, explored in depth is the institutionalization of citizen voice in governance. Seven elements of an infrastructure to achieve such an institutionalization are reviewed: a mandatory legislative framework; designated physical spaces; specific technological, human, and organizational capacity; a trustworthy media; and a recommitment to civic education.
Learning from the Past, Committing to the Future: A Practitioner's View of Our Democracy
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 70, S. s273-s283
ISSN: 1540-6210
The Next Challenge for Citizen Engagement
In: OECD Studies on Public Engagement; Focus on Citizens, S. 231-233
Large‐scale citizen engagement and the rebuilding of New Orleans: A case study
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 96, Heft 3, S. 3-15
ISSN: 1542-7811
Taking Democracy to Scale: Creating a Town Hall Meeting for the Twenty‐First Century
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 91, Heft 4, S. 351-366
ISSN: 1542-7811
Taking democracy to scale: creating a town hall meeting for the twenty-first century
In: National civic review: publ. by the National Municipal League, Band 91, Heft 4, S. 351-366
ISSN: 0027-9013
Culture of Bureaucracy - Today's Leadership Challenge -- Engaging Citizens
In: The public manager: the new bureaucrat, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 26-31
ISSN: 1061-7639
Promoting Inclusion, Equity and Deliberation in a National Dialogue on Mental Health
The struggle to find adequate mental health care is complicated by underlying factors of discrimination, cultural barriers, lack of early recognition, and inadequate resources. Traditionally, it has been difficult to talk about mental health issues because of fear of bias, cultural sensitivities and the lack of a safe place to discuss public concerns. This has left many families to grapple with problems in silence. As a result of President Obama's call to action on mental health, six deliberative democracy organizations formed an initiative called Creating Community Solutions (CCS). Their goal was to develop a multi-strategy program to respond to the challenges of reducing barriers to mental health and to create greater access to mental health services, especially for youth and underrepresented populations. This article focuses on how practitioners used extensive outreach and designed the process to reduce the inequalities participants can face in deliberation, allowing them to generate action plans for creating more equitable access to services. Through six-hour town hall meetings, community conversations, and an innovative texting platform, over 57,000 persons participated in the project, including community members, people with lived experience, mental health providers and youth.
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