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Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy

Our mission is to build community capacity for informed, engaged, civil deliberation. Our vision is stronger democracy through enhanced public deliberation.

Civic Participation for Stronger Democracy

Since 2004, the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at Kansas State has advanced civic discourse, democratic decision-making, and public deliberation through collaborative research, teaching, and service. By promoting the scholarship and teaching of democratic participation, ICDD seeks to strengthen democratic society.