U.S. Programs Overview
Connecting to Congress: Connecting to Congress, IDEA’s flagship initiative, connects citizens and their Members of Congress through scientifically tested deliberative engagements that foster meaningful, bipartisan discussions.
Deliberative Citizens Panel: The Deliberative Citizens Panel project is a collaboration between IDEA and the Center for Human Resources Research (CHRR) at OSU to create a representative panel of U.S. citizens interested in participating in Deliberative Town Halls and other consultative constituent engagement. This project aims to bring deliberative engagement to more people by reducing the per-project costs for all users.
Connecting Classrooms to Congress: The Connecting Classrooms to Congress project offers high school students the opportunity to study a pressing national issue and then meet with their sitting Member of Congress through a Deliberative Town Hall. The project aims to create a direct and informed dialogue between the nation’s youth and their representatives.
Connecting to Congress (C2C)
IDEA’s flagship U.S. initiative creates direct, deliberative engagement between Members of Congress and a representative cross-section of constituents. Its core activity, the Deliberative Town Hall (DTH), invites authentic, non-partisan conversations. Research shows DTHs increase approval, trust, and civic participation. Read more →
Deliberative Citizens Panel
In partnership with CHRR at OSU, IDEA is developing a citizen panel for ongoing deliberative engagement.
Hosted within the American Population Panel, it reduces recruitment costs and connects over 49,000 volunteer members with public-facing research and civic forums. Read more →
Connecting Classrooms to Congress (CCC)
CCC is a collaboration of faculty in political science and education at IDEA, Columbia University, and the University of California, Riverside, and high schools in Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Washington, and California. The project developed and tested a web-based platform that enables high school students to study a pressing political issue and then discuss that issue with their Member of Congress in a Deliberative Town Hall. Read more →
Connecting to Congress (C2C)
IDEA’s flagship U.S. initiative creates direct, deliberative engagement between Members of Congress and a representative cross-section of constituents. Its core activity, the Deliberative Town Hall (DTH), invites authentic, non-partisan conversations. Research shows DTHs increase approval, trust, and civic participation. Read more →
Deliberative Citizens Panel
In partnership with CHRR at OSU, IDEA is developing a citizen panel for ongoing deliberative engagement.
Hosted within the American Population Panel, it reduces recruitment costs and connects over 49,000 volunteer members with public-facing research and civic forums. Read more →
Connecting Classrooms to Congress (CCC)
CCC is a collaboration of faculty in political science and education at IDEA, Columbia University, and the University of California, Riverside, and high schools in Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Washington, and California. The project developed and tested a web-based platform that enables high school students to study a pressing political issue and then discuss that issue with their Member of Congress in a Deliberative Town Hall. Read more →