The latest:

• Reflections on Online Dialogue about Guns
  As the national debate on gun policy continues, we wanted to highlight this insightful blog post from NCDD Board member John Backman, who shares a story of how deep, meaningful dialogues can take place when we simply ask questions and share personal stories about issues that matter to us.
• Report: Innovating At The Point Of Citizen Engagement – 7 Government Stories
  GovLoop, a professional network for the public sector, recently released a Citizen Engagement Guide which examines key touch points between government and citizens and how to optimize them for maximum impact.
• Updates on NIF’s National Security Discussion Guide
  The National Issues Forums Institute has announced updates to their discussion guide for national security issues. You can read NIFI’s remarks on the update below, or find them in full on their website.

Most recently added:

• Connections 2012: Educating for Democracy
  Connections is a yearly periodical published by the Kettering Foundation featuring articles devoted to a theme. Each issue of the foundation’s annual newsletter focuses on a particular area of Kettering’s research and contains articles, feature stories, and book reviews relevant to the foundation’s work.
• The Four-Legged Stool
  This report to the Kettering Foundation focuses on civil society and “the need for a stronger associational life for citizens”.
• The Civic Health Diagnostic Workbook for Cities, Counties and Other Communities
  The Civic Health Diagnostic Workbook for Cities, Counties and Other Communities, published in March 2013 by Sarah Read (JD) and Dave Overfelt (Ph.D Sociology), both of The Communications Center, Inc., is designed to help communities evaluate conflict and the assets for responding in an integrated way.

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