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List(e)n Documentary on Connecting Across Political Differences | Tues. Nov. 19 at 12:30
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, Kathleen Clyde Discuss Election Security
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…
What Deliberative Democracy Can (and Can't) Do
Deliberative democracy’s leading theorist calls deliberative constituent engagement the “most promising” thing we can do right now to counter polarization.
In an interview…
Michael Neblo Testifies Before Select Committee on Modernization of Congress
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…
Michael Neblo Testified Before Select Committee on Modernization of Congress
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…
When Congress Comes to Campus
From Monday, March 19 to Wednesday, March 21, two former Members of Congress, Jason Altmire (D-PA) and Barry Goldwater Jr. (R-CA), visited Ohio State's campus through the Congress to Campus …
IDEA Grant Competition: Call for Research Proposals
OSU’s Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) invites OSU faculty and graduate students to submit proposals for funded research. Proposals should be related to the general…
Moritz's Divided Community Project Wins Prestigious Award
On January 18, 2018, The American Bar Association’s Section on Dispute Resolution officially announced that its 2018 “Lawyer as Problem-Solver Award” will be given to the Divided Community Project…
Kathy Cramer Talk at OSU Released
On September 27, 2017, Dr. Katherine Cramer gave a talk at OSU's Thompson Library about the nature of current right-wing populism in the United States, drawing on her extensive examination of…