We are sharing an invitation to participate in a research study on hybrid public deliberation and dialogue processes, which combine in-person and online participants. The study seeks individuals who have organized, facilitated, or provided technology for at least four hybrid dialogues. Participants will be interviewed about their practices, technology, challenges, and the future of hybrid processes. Each interview will take around 45 minutes, and participants will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Participation is voluntary, confidential, and can be withdrawn at any time. For more details, visit the consent form link provided. Read more in the blog post below!
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Call for Abstracts: Contribute to Upcoming Volume on Facilitative Leadership in Divisive Times9/25/2024 Our NCDD Board Chair, Lori Britt, along with co-editor Lisa-Marie Napoli, invites you to contribute to an upcoming edited volume titled "Facilitative Leadership: A Tool for Bridge Building in Divisive Times." This book aims to provide insights and practical tools for developing leadership in dialogue and deliberation, serving both academic and community practitioners. They are seeking abstracts of up to 800 words, outlining potential chapter contributions. Submissions are due by October 15, 2024, with selected authors invited to submit full chapters by November 15. The book is set for publication by November 2025. For more details, please see the full call for abstracts below or reach out to Lori Britt ([email protected]) or Lisa-Marie Napoli ([email protected]).
Apply Now: 2024 Deliberative Democracy Opportunities at the National Issues Forums Institute8/13/2024 The National Issues Forum Institute (NIFI) has launched the Deliberative Democracy Fellowship in 2024 to support the development of new Issue Guides for public deliberation and decision-making. The fellowship is open to individuals with experience in deliberative practices, offering a $5,000 stipend and additional support funds. NIFI is also hiring a Deliberative Fellowship Coordinator to oversee the program, assist fellows, and ensure the quality and relevance of the Issue Guides. The Coordinator role is a 12-month contract with a stipend of $13,500. Applications are due by August 28, 2024. Read more in the blog post below and find additional information here. Noemi Vega Quiñones, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship for her project on migrant women's agencies in predominantly Spanish-speaking communities of California's Central Coast. Her dissertation, based on the lived stories of fifty Spanish-speaking migrant women, explores their ethical choices amid violent and exploitative systems through interviews and Reflective Structured Dialogue. Quiñones aims to create safe spaces for vulnerable sharing, contributing to more ethical migration policies and theologies of migration. Read the blog post below and learn more here. Josh Lerner’s New White Paper Proposes a Revolutionary Approach to Strengthening Democracy7/24/2024 Josh Lerner, Co-Executive Director of People Powered, has released a white paper titled From Waves to Ecosystems: The Next Stage of Democratic Innovation, commissioned by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation's Ithaca Initiative. The paper argues for a shift from isolated democratic innovations to integrating diverse democratic practices into cohesive ecosystems to address global democratic crises. It proposes expanding our understanding of democracy by revisiting its historical diversity, building balanced democratic ecosystems rather than competing waves, and supporting a just transition by overcoming current unhealthy practices. The paper was launched on June 26th with a discussion featuring global democracy experts. Read more in the blog post below and find the paper here! NCDD member and former board chair, Martín Carcasson’s has shared his working paper, "Imagining the Robust Deliberative City," which highlights the need for meaningful public discourse in an era of eroding trust and rampant misinformation. He distinguishes between reactive public opinion and thoughtful public judgment, advocating for the latter. Carcasson argues that fostering robust public judgment is best achieved at the local level, where cities and counties can model democratic engagement through inclusive, collaborative discussions. He provides a road-map for local governments to build capacity for democratic engagement, emphasizing the creation of deliberative spaces, inclusivity, citizen education, and trust-building. Read more in the blog post below and find the full working paper here. Participate in Social Pinpoint's 'Engaging for Equity' Survey: Share Your Insights by July 8th7/3/2024 NCDD friends, Social Pinpoint, announced a 12-day survey aimed at identifying challenges and successful practices for engaging underrepresented community members. The survey seeks to gather diverse opinions to address equity with innovative solutions. Participants' anonymous insights will contribute to a report on inclusive engagement practices and be presented at the TRB's 2nd Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity. The survey closes on Monday, July 8th, and participants will receive a copy of the final report. Read the blog post below and take the survey here. As Pride Month comes to a close, the work of Invisible Histories is especially important in preserving and honoring the diverse and often overlooked stories of LGBTQ individuals in the region, ensuring their experiences and contributions are recognized and remembered. Invisible Histories is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting, researching, and educating about LGBTQ history in the Deep South, viewing archiving as a resistance to oppression. They focus on community engagement, archiving, education, and professional development, aiming to create intergenerational connections, research opportunities, and a network for LGBTQ historians and archivists in the South. Read the blog post below and check out their website here. Weave's Social Trust Index and Map show how different neighborhood traits are linked to social trust. They look at behaviors, intentions, and spaces separately but recognize how they all work together. The data, updated annually from sources like Esri and SafeGraph, is collected locally to be specific and timely. Experts chose data linked to social trust, and Datastory analyzed it into easy-to-understand scores. The Index covers community engagement, intentions, and social spaces to help neighbors connect. Check out the blog post below, read the article, and explore the Social Trust Index Map here. The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the National Civic Review Spring Edition 2024 and now everyone can access NCR for free! This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Thanks to Rebecca Trout, NCL’s Program Director for All-America City Award & Communications, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network! Find the NCR Spring Edition on NCL's site here.
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