The Deliberative Citizenship Initiative hosts regular events throughout the year that are open to both the Davidson College community and the wider public, including guest lecture series, deliberative forums, workshops and trainings, and more.

Our Housing Future: Needs, Goals, and Solutions
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the Davidson College Deliberative Citizenship Initiative and Center for Civic Engagement, in partnership with the North Mecklenburg Economic ...
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Spring Deliberative Speaker Series: Debra Hawhee
The DCI and Davidson College Writing Program were pleased to host Debra Hawhee, McCourtney Professor of Civic Deliberation at Penn ...
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Reforming the Supreme Court: An Expert Panel and Deliberative Forum
On Thursday, February 12, 2021, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative and Department of Political Science at Davidson College hosted an online ...
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The Future of Democracy
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative joined with the Center for Political Engagement, College Democrats, and College Republicans to ...
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Voting: How Can We Safeguard and Improve Our Elections?
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative joined with the Bonner Scholars Program, Unity in Community, the Ada Jenkins Center, North ...
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From Polarized to Collaborative: A Deliberation-in-Action Lecture and Workshop Series
The Deliberative Citizenship Initiative hosted an online guest lecture and workshop series with Dr. Martín Carcasson, Founder and Director of ...
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Deliberation Nation? A Guest Lecture by Professor Dan Layman
On Monday, September 21st, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative hosted an online guest lecture on "robust deliberative democracy." Deliberative democracy aspires to ...
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Can Deliberation Make a Difference? Lessons Learned from Wabash College’s Democracy and Public Discourse Initiative
In September 2019, the DCI hosted Professor Sara Drury on campus. Dr. Drury, who is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric ...
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Deliberation Facilitator Training Program
In collaboration with several academic departments, campus offices, and student organizations, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative hosted a Deliberation Facilitator Training ...
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