Deliberative Democracy Consortium
Hello Friends of Deliberative Democracy– There’s no two ways about it. I’ve been out of touch lately. The months have just flown by. I promise a proper Bulletin soon, but in the meantime, there are two exciting opportunities to get more involved with DDC. First, now is the perfect time to join DDC! The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is a global […]
In recent days, a vigorous argument has broken out about the role of the public in strengthening the democratic fabric of the United States. Last summer, Jonathan Rauch provocatively argued in the pages of The Atlantic that we need to strengthen the role of political intermediaries and institutions (read: parties and other political professionals) rather […]
In March 2012, Elliot Shuford of the Oregon Citizens’ Initiative Review participated in a colloquium on deliberative democracy organized by the Participatory Governance Initiative of Arizona State University.