New books! "Hope for Democracy," "Legislature by Lot," and debut novels--a political sci-fi tale and a tribute to gaming culture. Details at https://xitter.cf/t.co/hNIpRJzl6R
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For those who think either (a) the VP Harris candidacy replacing Biden was unforseeable or (b) the post-convention drop of JD Vance is unthinkable, four years ago I had a novel published that involves a similar scenario. Read and enjoy "Gray Matters"! amazon.com/Gray-Matters-John…
About to do a webcast on "Trust in Deliberation" fondazionefeltrinelli.it/wet… Starts in 10. Feel free to join. It's exciting how many of these events are happening, every month in so many countries. Let's hope it's a sign that democratic innovation will spread.
Anyone looking for a job in public engagement, deliberation, depolarization? This is a great opportunity at the Natl Institute for Civil Discourse. Take a look or pass it along
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Great idea. I can't wait to see what it ends up funding at NSF.
‘Golden tickets’ on the cards for NSF grant reviewers nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
This is a GREAT opportunity for leaders in dialogue and deliberation. Take a close look.
We're on the lookout for our next Executive Director. This is an exceptional opportunity for a leader to bring their experience and expertise in facilitating meaningful discussions that address the issues of our times. Apply here: mjwcfd.ca/ED?utm_campaign=co…
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How democratic are ordinary citizens in Western democracies?
Academic research has extensively studied this question recently.
This 🧵summarizes some of the most important findings from the past 10 years in 22 short tweets 👇🏾
Here's a brand new interview about "Dungeon Party," my novelization of the role playing games community (think @Wizards_DnD). 🙂
youtu.be/qFaexmoY9s0
Good new example of a deliberative minipublic having a direct policy impact
buergerrat.de/en/news/berlin…
Just finished the CNN special on Navalny. Strongly recommend it, not just for its title character's importance but for the larger story it tells about modern news circulation and resistance strategies.
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@penn_state, @civicgenius, @civic_lex & @UnitedWayBG will address ed equity in @LexingtonKyGov by bringing forward marginalized voices to shape decisions. #NSFCIVIC #CIVIC2022 #NSFfunded bit.ly/3VR28LP
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Arkansans, Join us Dec 9 at 3:30 pm Central Time for @jgastil 's presentation about the Citizens' Initiative Review & improving the ballot initiative process, free and open to the public, in-person at @ClintonSchool or via livestream: youtube.com/clintonschool
#demopart #democracy
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Join Founding Director @jgastil for the @CASatPSU Colloquium on Friday at 2:30 p.m. 158 Willard. He and Sara Drury of @WabashCollege will discuss their work with @_UnifyAmerica_ to create new models for online deliberation.
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New deliberation guide on abortion: the Program for Deliberative Democracy at Carnegie Mellon has produced a resource for inclusive, well-structured, and informed citizen discussions on abortion and reproductive rights: ow.ly/ajSX50LO2Yj @NCoC
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There is still time to submit an expression of interest to serve as editors of the Journal of Deliberative Democracy. Term begins in April 2023.
Info here: delibdemjournal.org/news/21/
If you study public deliberation, this is a golden opportunity to shape the field. I suggest building an editorial team, as the current editors did. Details are here delibdemjournal.org/news/21/
Amazon has my novel Dungeon Party on sale! (Amazon decides when/how to do this.) It's a loving literary account of gaming culture, endorsed by one of the creators of @Wizards_DnD (see back cover). If curious, check it out at amazon.com/Dungeon-Party-Joh…
Initial transitive logic seems solid. There's two sides to the controversy. I don't see a problem here.
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Social media users are again spreading the baseless claim that the COVID-19 treatment remdesivir is lethal. Experts and evidence say otherwise, as the @AP found in February. apne.ws/DL3Wtqj
