Political polarization has become a defining feature of modern democracy, particularly highlighted during the lead-up to and aftermath of the presidential election. While the partisan divide remains sharp, another critical...
On September 26, 2024, the Boulder City Council piloted a first of its kind “Community and Council Forum,” a reimagined version of the traditional “study session.” These study sessions are...
The annual Democracy R&D conference was hosted in Vancouver from September 19-20 by MassLBP, in partnership with NewDemocracy, and collaborators such as Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. ...
It’s rare to hear about civic and democratic innovation in public budgeting. Often, the way in which regular capital and operational investment planning occurs tends to limit discussion to particular...
Inequality has risen across advanced industrial democracies over several decades due to economic downturns, decreasing real wages, the restructuring of government services and finances, the rise of financial services combined...
In many places official public meetings are reaching a crisis point because meeting formats are fodder for problematic exchanges between the public and elected officials. We need to think about...
Recent research from the SNF Agora Institute reveals a significant discrepancy in the availability of civic opportunities across different regions of America. At the same time, this research maps hundreds...
If you want community members to participate productively in public meetings, it helps to have a high level of knowledge about their attitudes, history, and networks. Where do you they...
According to Pew Research, public trust in government is among the lowest it has been in 70 years of polling. Today, 25% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they trust...
