Despite increasing polarization, people across the political spectrum appear to be largely united on what it means to be patriotic, according to new findings from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll.
Penn State alumnus Jay Yonamine joins the "Democracy Works" podcast this week to discuss how automation and misinformation are impacting the health and stability of democracies around the world.
Laura Rosenberger, director of the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to discuss what the Mueller report revealed about Russian interference in the 2016 election — and what can be done to address it.
Erica Frankenberg, associate professor of education and demography, and Crystal Sanders, associate professor of history and African American studies, discuss the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the current state of school segregation on this week’s Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU.
Sarah Koenig, executive produce of the investigative journalism podcast Serial, visited Penn State earlier this spring for a conversation about criminal justice with McCourtney Institute for Democracy Director Michael Berkman. A recording of the discussion is now available on the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute and WPSU.
The Kenneth Burke Prize in Rhetoric and the Nancy and Joseph Birkle Student Engagement Award were presented at the Center’s annual awards ceremony April 16.
Panini Pandya, a junior studying international politics, Spanish, and history, and Aidan Neigh, a sophomore in global and international studies and political science, have seen perspectives very different from their own this year while working on the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll.
Patricia Roberts-Miller, professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of Texas-Austin, will deliver the Penn State Center for Democratic Deliberation’s annual Kenneth Burke Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. April 16 in the Nittany Lion Inn Faculty-Staff Club.
Mary Kruk, a doctoral student in psychology and women’s gender, and sexuality studies; and Joe Phillips, a political science doctoral student, will spend the summer conducting research on the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's Mood of the Nation Poll, an open-ended public opinion poll that seeks to understand why Americans feel the way they do about politics and current events.
The Irish Citizen's Assembly Project was formed in 2011 to test whether a more deliberative form of democracy could work in Ireland at a time when people felt adrift and disconnected from power. The project's work led to a series of policy decisions and referenda on abortion and marriage equality.
Sona Golder, Penn State professor of political science, discusses Brexit’s history and what its future might look like on this week’s episode of the Democracy Works podcast, produced by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and WPSU Penn State.
Defending Democracy in Brazil Week will be held March 11-19 and examine the future of democracy in Brazil from several angles, including culture, politics and the environment
Author, Washington Post columnist and NPR contributor E.J. Dionne will visit Penn State on March 19 to discuss his work at the intersection of politics, media and democracy, and why he says America needs to become empathetic again in order for democracy to thrive. His lecture will be held at 4 p.m. March 19 in the Katz Building auditorium.
The Penn State Student Programming Association Lectures Committee, in collaboration with the Rock Ethics Institute, will present a free lecture by Bryan Stevenson at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The lecture is part of SPA’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Stevenson is an award-winning author and lawyer who wrote the New York Times best-seller "Just Mercy." He also is a leading voice for civil rights and criminal justice reform.
For the fifth year, Penn State first-year honors students are inviting the community to join them for Deliberation Nation, a series of deliberative discussions about local, national and global issues of significance and urgency. More than 50 deliberation events will be held on the University Park campus and in State College from Feb. 18-28.
