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AMERICA SPEAKS Engaging Citizens in Governance

AMERICA SPEAKS Engaging Citizens in Governance. Infrastructure Needs in a Democracy. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Ph.D. Founder & President, America Speaks. What infrastructure is needed for a healthy democracy?. Legislative Human Organizational Physical Technological Media Educational.

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AMERICA SPEAKS Engaging Citizens in Governance

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  1. AMERICASPEAKSEngaging Citizens in Governance Infrastructure Needs in a Democracy Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, Ph.D.Founder & President, AmericaSpeaks

  2. What infrastructure is needed for a healthy democracy? • Legislative • Human • Organizational • Physical • Technological • Media • Educational

  3. A Legislative Mandate for Participation Governing body actively promotes public participation, funds it, and receives and acts on citizen input

  4. The Human Infrastructure to Undergird it, and… • Skills: process facilitation, conflict resolution, deliberative democracy • Network of facilitators needed in every community

  5. The Organizational Infrastructure to Undergird it • Mediating organizations needed • Must have trust and confidence of the public

  6. Safe, Accessible Physical Spaces • Space in community where everyone feels safe • No one party dominates the space • Common or public square

  7. The Necessary Technology • Commitment from nation or region to provide every person with broadband Internet access • Commit as a society to imparting skills necessary to use the Web

  8. A Trustworthy, Fact-based Media • Free flow of information is critical to the core of democracy • Need to teach media literacy • Technology, especially broadband, is changing the ways people access and process information The Knight Commission Report on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy www.knightcomm.org

  9. Robust Civic Education • One must learn to be a good citizen • Counteract damaging effects of political campaigning, ineffective media

  10. Thank You!www.americaspeaks.org

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