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Deliberative Programs Featured in Inside Higher Ed
IDEA and our colleague Ryan Kennedy at the University of Houston were featured last week in an Inside
Higher Ed article titled “Not like Cable News.” The article detailed Ryan…
Dr. Michael Neblo Testifies Before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
On March 25th, 2021, Professor Michael Neblo of the Ohio State University’s Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) testified for the second time to the House of…
What COVID Has Taught Congress About Constituent Communications
Congress remain captive to tech that requires them to stretch limited budgets to do even basic outreach. Deliberative Town Halls, a free resource IDEA offers Members of Congress as part of our…
What Makes a *Deliberative* Town Hall different?
IDEA Director Michael Neblo explains how Connecting to Congress Deliberative Town Halls are decidedly different from regular town halls.
IDEA Director Michael Neblo was interviewed by Columbus…
OSU Insights: "A Novel Idea for Fixing our Political System: Talk it Through"
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…
John Lewis, An Ongoing Inspiration to IDEA
"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…
WATCH: Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, "From Protest to Policy"
On July 7, The Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) and Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV) were proud to host U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty (OH-3)…
IDEA Hosts Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and Dr. Darrick Hamilton on how to translate the energy from protests around George Floyd’s death into concrete policy change - July 7
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…
IDEA stands in solidarity with The Movement for Black Lives
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 and…