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Intellitics at “No Better Time” Conference, University of New Hampshire, July 8-11, 2009

by Tim on July 7, 2009

I’ll be taking the red-eye to Boston tonight on my way to what looks like a great conference: No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners
The conference is hosted by The Democracy Imperative and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium.
From their website:
What are the conference’s objectives?
Deliberative democracy has reached a critical point in [...]

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What Is Deliberation?

by Tim on March 4, 2009

In their FAQ, The Deliberative Democracy Consortium defines deliberation and deliberative democracy as follows:
What is “deliberation”?
Deliberation is an approach to decision-making in which citizens consider relevant facts from multiple points of view, converse with one another to think critically about options before them and enlarge their perspectives, opinions, and understandings.
What is “deliberative democracy”?
Deliberative democracy strengthens citizen [...]

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