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Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy (ICDD)

The Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy (ICDD) was formed in response to the problems of incivility, intolerance, citizen alienation, and community fragmentation apparent in public deliberation and decision-making. ICDD works to enhance democratization locally, nationally, and internationally through improved communication processes, facilitation and evaluation practices, development of a certified facilitator training program, and interdisciplinary research on models of civic discourse.

ICDD is a non-partisan agency bringing together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners to address the relationship between democracy and civic discourse. ICDD's faculty includes communication specialists, engineers, geographers, political scientists, extension specialists, database managers, professional facilitators and evaluators, and authorities in conflict management. These individuals bring a variety of technical expertise, theoretical orientation, and process skills to promote civic engagement and deliberative democracy; improve the quality of political communication; and increase our understanding of the relationship between communication and democratic decision-making. Through this breadth of scholarly and practical experience, ICDD has the capacity to assist citizen deliberation on a wide-variety of public issues and in diverse public forums.

Contacts: Erika Imbody

Departments Involved: Communication Studies, Theatre, and Dance

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