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1. Creating Spaces for Change
(Headlines/U.S. News)
... and deliberative democrats want to prioritize: going beyond mobilization techniques to more structural changes in the ways that communities make decisions and solve problems. The report can be downloaded ...
2. Launching the DDC Channel
(About Us/Deliberative Democracy General)
... is an invaluable tool for citizen participation? Did you know that the complex assertions and wicked problems of deliberative democracy can be explained by small children?  All of these miracles, and more, ...
... attitudes and capacities. This transformation has caused new tensions between residents and elected officials, produced new public actors and problem-solvers, and inspired a new generation of civic experiments. ...
4. No Taxation Without Deliberation
(The Democracy Movement/General)
... on display.   When we get to the root of the problem, though, I think we will find some political elites actively obstructing or opposing deliberation, particularly when they anticipate ending up in the ...
5. Affiliates and Partners
(About Us/Deliberative Democracy Consortium)
... thousands of people in dialogue, deliberation, and problem-solving. Many of these projects included large numbers of people who are often considered 'hard to reach,' including young people, recent immigrants, ...
6. Deliberative Democracy Fact Sheet
(About Us/Deliberative Democracy Consortium)
... of people in dialogue, deliberation, and problem-solving. Participants include large numbers of people who are often considered 'hard to reach,' including young people, recent immigrants, and low-income ...
7. Diers on neighborhood problem-solving
(The Democracy Movement/Knowledge Building)
Jim Diers, who used to direct the neighborhood governance work for the City of Seattle, has a terrific new paper out about the challenges and opportunities of involving citizens in neighborhood problem-solving. ...
8. Promise and Challenge of Neighborhood Democracy
(The Democracy Movement/Knowledge Building)
... engage citizens in public decision-making and problem solving.    ...
... supporting it. However, if the public could identify a public problem together (naming) and then discuss choices on how to solve the particular problem (framing), then the likelihood of greater community ...
... forums, argue that these politically unorganised citizens bring important perspectives to the debate and help reframe policy problems. The application of citizens forums in policy development is ...
11. Boston Civic Summit
(The Democracy Movement/AmericaSpeaks)
... about the event was the simple fact that it was convened at all. Often people bemoan the state of civic engagement in our communities, but few actually mobilize around the issue as a critical problem. ...
12. Projects
(Initiatives/Projects - General)
... citizens in deliberation, decision-making, and problem-solving. Deliberation researchers and practitioners will also be on hand to identify common themes, make participants aware of new resources, ...
13. Deliberative Democracy FAQ
(About Us/Deliberative Democracy General)
... of leaders are realizing that the traditionally distant relationship between citizens and government is inadequate for solving public problems. They are recognizing that the usual formats ...
14. We Have A Different Dream Today
(The Democracy Movement/Knowledge Building)
... Cities.) Cultural difference is being recognized as both a positive and a negative, as a core consideration in problem-solving and local governance. If the presidential campaign is any indication, the ...
15. Initiatives
(Section)
... officials, neighborhood organizers, school administrators, and other kinds of leaders to share what they have learned about involving citizens in deliberation, decision-making, and problem-solving. Deliberation ...
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