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Civic Engagement through Public Deliberation

Civic Engagement through Public Deliberation. Ren é e A. Daugherty Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation. Purpose of this Session. Introduce the concept of public deliberation and how public deliberation can be used to address challenging community problems and public issues.

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Civic Engagement through Public Deliberation

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  1. Civic EngagementthroughPublic Deliberation Renée A. Daugherty Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation

  2. Purpose of this Session Introduce the concept of public deliberation and how public deliberation can be used to address challenging community problems and public issues

  3. Without the people’s will,the people won’t.” Harry West Coalition of the Willing Atlanta, GA

  4. Role of Public in Policy . . . The people must be actively involved in making public judgments . . . . To preserve American democracy, there is something for everyone to do – average citizens, institutions, people in positions of leadership, experts, government officials, the media – all of us Yankelovich, 1991

  5. The Public Decision-Making Process

  6. Public Deliberation helps people weigh alternative policies . . . . . . to solve challenging public problems.

  7. The Roots ofPublic Deliberation • Tribal decision making • New England town hall

  8. National Issues Forums (NIF) • Non-partisan, non-advocacy • Nation-wide network (about 40 states) • Issues identified each year • Issue books/videos • Local issue forums and study circles

  9. Public Deliberation(public deliberative forums) • A public problem • Complex, with no simple answers • There is time for deliberation, not an emergency • Deliberative; beyond debate or the simple sharing of ideas • A structured dialogue / issue guide with 3-4 approaches • Public understanding and knowledge about issues • Learning the concerns people have about an issue • A means to make tough choices about policy directions

  10. Public Deliberation, cont’d • A way of reasoning and talking together • Weighs the views of others • Considers consequences, costs and benefits • Challenges people to identify trade-offs • Respects the perspectives and values of others • Identifies the tensions/dilemmas between values • Requires that people: • Interact peacefully. • Share knowledge and perspectives on issues. • Organize to act publicly on these issues. • A means to find common ground for action; securing commitment to work together

  11. Issue Book • Issue guides to support the forum: • 3-4 issue books developed each year • Over 50 topics currently available • For list of topics: • nifi.org • everydaydemocracy.org

  12. What Happens in a Public Deliberative Forum? • Participants & moderator in a circle (15-25 people) • Diverse participants & perspectives • Facilitated by a trained moderator and recorder • Issue guide with 3-4 approaches • 2 to 2½ hours: • Opening • Deliberation of approaches • Reflections/Closing/Possible Outcomes • Common ground • Tradeoffs • Understanding of others’ perspectives

  13. What Happens after a Deliberative Forum? • Nationally through NIF • Moderators from multiple forums report outcomes (such as common ground, trade-offs, etc.) via web • NIF prepares national reports (3 or 4 per year) • “A Public Voice” – one-hour PBS special • Presentation at National Press Club in Washington, DC • Presentation to Congress and/or staff

  14. After a Deliberative Forum, cont’d • In Oklahoma or locally: • Forum outcomes compiled into a final state or local report • Report is shared: • A public community meeting • News releases • Printed materials, etc. • Public action • Connecting citizens & officeholders

  15. Studies ofPublic Deliberation • Deliberative Forum Participants: • Come from every part of society • Reconsider their own opinions and judgments • Approach issues more realistically considering costs, consequences and trade-offs associated with policy options • Define their self interests more broadly

  16. Study Findings, cont’d • Reconsider & develop greater understanding for the views of others • Develop greater sense of confidence in what they can do politically • Become more interested in political and social issues

  17. Developing a Habit ofPublic Deliberation

  18. Oklahoma PartnershipforPublic Deliberation

  19. Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation • Trainings: • Oklahoma Moderators and Recorders Academy • Framing Issues for Deliberation Workshop • Statewide forums & reports • Issue framing • OKdeliberates.org

  20. “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world; indeed that is the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead

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