- Doing Democracy Differently

Catalog description

Democracy is often assumed to mean ‘electoral democracy’ such as that practiced in the United States. However, there are many democratic deficits of electoral democracy and alternate models are available. We will spend the semester exploring these alternate models that emphasize citizen deliberation. Special emphasis is placed on empirical assessments of the many dimensions of process and outcome, as well as application to the many organizational environments in which we are enmeshed. The course is meant to be paired with the innovative Student Advisory Board program implemented by DCGA to inject direct citizen deliberative input in their legislative process.