A report from the Democracy Policy Lab at UC Berkeley finds Americans are confused about the meaning and practices of democracy and deeply distrustful of public institutions — and each other. Strong “democracy policy” could help renew national bonds, the authors say.
Do you remember when a police officer in Massachusetts arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates as he was trying to get into his own home? That got huge national attention. And then President Obama called a “beer summit” and brought them both to the White House to talk.
That was diplomacy in a sense, but it was also democracy policy.
Wasn’t that mostly superficial, performative, photo-op theater?
Shouldn’t democracy policy be more substantive?
I think an effective democracy policy needs to revitalize community & public service programs to promote social engagement, understanding, & support.
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Wasn’t that mostly superficial, performative, photo-op theater? Shouldn’t democracy policy be more substantive?
I think an effective democracy policy needs to revitalize community & public service programs to promote social engagement, understanding, & support.