It almost goes without saying that many professionals could be more helpful to the cause of citizen discussion. Educators, lawyers, social workers, communicators, planners, and administrators throughout the profit, non-profit, and public sectors could all make positive contributions to discussions… Read More »
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January 30, 2010
Embedding Deliberation in Professional Practice
By: Dennis Boyer
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January 15, 2010
Embedding Deliberation in Government
By: Dennis Boyer
If you were to ask a cross-section of elected officials and public sector administrators about the need for embedding deliberative process in government many might respond with indignation. “We already deliberate!”, legislators might protest. “We hold many public hearings where… Read More »
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December 1, 2009
Embedding Deliberation in Community Life
By: Dennis Boyer
The extended network that promotes citizen discussion places a high value on ways to make discussion ongoing and self-sustaining. This matter of the “stickiness” of citizen discussion is referred to as “embeddedness” in deliberative circles. It is a ten dollar… Read More »
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The Good Discursive Samaritan
In my last couple of posts, I’ve spoken about the strides IF has made in developing and testing a prototype of exploratory discussion. While we will always continue to refine our discussion process, more of our effort is being devoted… Read More »
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