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Recently, IDEA Director Dr. Micheal Neblo discussed the implications of IDEA’s current Connecting to Congress Initiative on the state of political discourse in the United States with  Ohio State…

"Many worry that calls to make political discourse more civil and substantive are, at best, naive and complacent. At worst, they abet a fundamentally broken system. Ongoing protests highlight the…

On July 7, The Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) and Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV) were proud to…

The Ohio State University’s Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) and Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV) are proud to host U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty (OH-3)…

We at the Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) were horrified by George Floyd’s murder, just the latest in a long line of Black Americans killed by those sworn to serve…

Can political opposites put their differences aside and connect at a human level? And can we learn to?

The award-winning documentary by independent filmmaker Juliana Tafur captures a true…

Matthew Weil, Director, of the Elections Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Kathleen Clyde, Portage County Commissioner, presented a panel discussion on election security Tues. Oct. 22…

Deliberative democracy’s leading theorist calls deliberative constituent engagement the “most promising” thing we can do right now to counter polarization.

In an interview with Ezra Klein of…

IDEA Director Michael Neblo testified before the Select Committee for the Modernization of Congress June 5 at 11 am ET. Dr. Neblo was asked to discuss findings from his research that would enable…