You might think of a democratic society as one that is involved in a grand conversation, a public conversation, about where that society might be headed and how it might get there. Under the name of “public conversation” you might think of all the different ways that we as citizens might communicate with each other, including with our government, about public matters. And if you think in those broad terms, you might discover a number of different kinds of questions or concerns that we, as a society, might be called upon to address, especially as we look to the future.
Sixteen of your fellow citizens came together over the course of roughly a year to think about the public policy concerns that might emerge when we think about public conversation in these broad terms. In doing so, they considered a variety of different ways to think of public conversation. They also discussed their concerns about access to public conversation, about who or what might shape our public conversation, and about the values or goals for public conversation.
In the end, these panelists developed nine contrasting policy possibilities that might—in future years and either in combination or in contrast to each other—shape how America talks.
You can download a copy of this report from our “Discussion Reports” page (also listed in the sidebar to the right), which lists all of our published reports, or, to download a copy directly, you can click on the following link: Helping America Talk (28 pages/430 KB).
Helping America Talk
Project Manager – Jeff Prudhomme
You might think of a democratic society as one that is involved in a grand conversation, a public conversation, about where that society might be headed and how it might get there. Under the name of “public conversation” you might think of all the different ways that we as citizens might communicate with each other, including with our government, about public matters. And if you think in those broad terms, you might discover a number of different kinds of questions or concerns that we, as a society, might be called upon to address, especially as we look to the future.
Sixteen of your fellow citizens came together over the course of roughly a year to think about the public policy concerns that might emerge when we think about public conversation in these broad terms. In doing so, they considered a variety of different ways to think of public conversation. They also discussed their concerns about access to public conversation, about who or what might shape our public conversation, and about the values or goals for public conversation.
In the end, these panelists developed nine contrasting policy possibilities that might—in future years and either in combination or in contrast to each other—shape how America talks.
You can download a copy of this report from our “Discussion Reports” page (also listed in the sidebar to the right), which lists all of our published reports, or, to download a copy directly, you can click on the following link: Helping America Talk (28 pages/430 KB).