Negative political ads, high voltage political talk shows and dramatic sound bites on the news are the most recognized forms of political discourse in our society. As a result, our public discussion on political issues is now characterized by high-decibel speech, personal attacks and ideological sloganeering.

The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy (ICDD) was formed in 2004 in response to these problems that result in incivility, citizen alienation and community fragmentation. ICDD promotes citizen deliberation on tough political and social issues, resulting in increased citizen participation, reflection, communication and respect.

ICDD works to enhance democratization locally, nationally, and internationally through improved community deliberation, facilitation and evaluation practices, development of a certified facilitator training program and interdisciplinary research on models of civic discourse.

ICDD is a non-partisan agency bringing together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners to address the relationship between democracy and civic discourse.

ICDD's faculty includes communication specialists, engineers, geographers, political scientists, extension specialists, database managers, professional facilitators and evaluators, and authorities in conflict management.

These individuals bring a variety of technical expertise, theoretical orientation and process skills to promote civic engagement and deliberative democracy, to improve the quality of political communication and to increase our understanding of the relationship between communication and democratic decision-making.

Through this breadth of scholarly and practical experience, ICDD has the capacity to assist citizen deliberation on a wide variety of public issues and in diverse public forums.

For more information:

Dr. David E. Procter, ICDD Director
202 Ahearn Field House
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-0307
(785) 532-7252, fax (785) 532-6808
icdd@k-state.edu
http://www.k-state.edu/icdd

The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy is committed to improving public deliberation locally, nationally, and internationally by engaging in scholarship, education, facilitation, and outreach.

 

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY:

Join the ICDD Team we have three internship openings. To find out more read this: ICDD Internships

FACILITATION TRAINING INFORMATION:

CLICK HERE to get more information about the January ICDD Public Issues Facilitation Workshop.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Community Development Academy
February 24* & 25, 2010
March 3 & 4, 2010
March 10 & 11*, 2010
**indicates dates for community coaches only

Academy sessions will be held at:
Memorial Hall
410 N Penn Ave.
Independence, KS
For more information, please visit:
www.k-state.edu/cecd/cda

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GET INVOLVED IN CIVIC DISCOURSE:

The National Issues Forum and the Kettering Foundation are hosting an online dialogue project about the issue of health care costs. Visit "Coping with the costs of healthcare" for more information, join several members of the ICDD team to discuss this matter that is sweeping our nation.

ICDD IN THE NEWS:

The Institute recently submitted two op-ed articles to news sources. Dr. Dave Procter authored a piece on Town Hall meetings that appeared on the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation web site as well as in newspapers throughout Kansas. Erika Imbody submitted her op-ed to the local Manhattan Mercury, which ran the article in its print edition. You can download a print copy of Dr. Procter's here and Erika's here.

The Missouri Commissioner of Higher Education has featured our ICDD partner, emPowerU, on his blog, The Commissioner’s Corner. Go to The Commissioner's Blog.
Congratulations to Judy K. Sabbert, Chief Operating Officer of the Heartland Foundation, and ICDD Advisory Board Member.