1 / 21

How to Teach a Course on Deliberation

How to Teach a Course on Deliberation. John Gastil (U Washington) Bill Keith (UW-Milwaukee). Dialogue and Deliberation. Public dialogue: Open-ended exploration of different perspectives and experiences to reach mutual understanding.

enrico
Download Presentation

How to Teach a Course on Deliberation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. How to Teach a Course on Deliberation John Gastil (U Washington) Bill Keith (UW-Milwaukee)

  2. Dialogue and Deliberation • Public dialogue: Open-ended exploration of different perspectives and experiences to reach mutual understanding. • Democratic deliberation: Rigorous and respectful examination of an issue to reach a shared judgment or decision.

  3. Learning Goals • Learning the history of deliberation and civic engagement • Develop practical skill at different forms of deliberation and dialogue • Gain ability to give a deliberative critique of contemporary public discourse and media

  4. Selected Texts

  5. Broad Conception of Deliberation Analytic Process • Create a solid information base • Prioritize the key values at stake • Identify a broad range of solutions • Weigh solution pros, cons, and tradeoffs Social Process • Adequately distribute speaking opportunities • Ensure mutual comprehension • Consider other ideas and experiences • Respect other participants

  6. Deliberative Contexts

  7. Deliberative Contexts

  8. Deliberative Contexts

  9. Deliberative Contexts

  10. Deliberative Contexts

  11. Deliberative Contexts (cont.)

  12. Deliberative Contexts (cont.)

  13. Deliberative Contexts (cont.)

  14. Deliberative Contexts (cont.)

  15. Deliberative Contexts (cont.)

  16. Mediated Deliberation Exercise

  17. 26 of 48 How civil was the discourse about Rossi? • Lacks proper motivations • Lacks ability • Positive • Can’t tell

  18. 24 of 48 How civil was the discourse about Gregoire? • Lacks proper motivations • Lacks ability • Positive • Can’t tell

  19. Op-Ed based on class exercise

More Related