Thanks to a tweet by Evgeny Morozov I came across this new research paper by W. Ben Towne and James D. Herbsleb, published in the current edition of Journal of Information Technology & Politics (Volume 9, Issue 1, 2012, pages 97-115): Design Considerations for Online Deliberation Systems (subscription required) ABSTRACT. Online deliberation enables structured, topicalRead… Read more »
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Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC)
The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University is a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary research center that advances both theory and practice in the fields of conflict and collaboration. PARCC faculty members serve as consultants for training, community development, negotiation, evaluation, and the design and studyRead… Read more »
Research Talk with Steven Rathgeb Smith, Thursday Feb 9th @ 5:30
Please join us for a SPIA and MI Event: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 5:30-6:30, 1021 Prince Street, 2nd Floor “Revisiting Nonprofit Advocacy” A talk with Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Public Affairs American University Visiting Professor, School of Public Affairs (Spring 2012) VT’sRead… Read more »
Research Talk with Steven Rathgeb Smith, Thursday Feb 9th @ 5:30
Please join us for a SPIA and MI Event: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 5:30-6:30, 1021 Prince Street, 2nd Floor “Revisiting Nonprofit Advocacy” A talk with Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Public Affairs American University Visiting Professor, School of Public Affairs (Spring 2012) VT’sRead… Read more »
Green Neighborhood/Eco District Graduate Research Assistant Position(s) for Spring 2012 Semester Only
The Metropolitan Institute has the immediate need for a graduate research assistant (GRA) to inventory, classify, and compare emerging neighborhood or district level sustainability initiatives. The US Green Building Council has its LEED-ND (neighborhood development) system that establishes a series of performance measures and standards for the certification of neighborhood scale projects. These standards goRead… Read more »
Call for Proposals: Public Involvement in Health and Social Care Research
From INVOLVE: INVOLVE 2012 Conference “The eighth biennial INVOLVE conference is being held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on 13 and 14 November 2012. The conference will bring together members of the public, service users, researchers, research commissioners and representatives of voluntary sector organisations, who share a common interest in public involvement inRead… Read more »
VT Research Magazine Interviews CPAP’s Matt Dull: “Who’s Running the Country?”
The story of appointees as good servants and ghosts as spoilers By Dana Cruikshank, College of Architecture and Urban Studies “Matthew Dull is working to fill the gaps in what we know about how our government works – and how sometimes it doesn’t. Turn on a prime-time cable channel or talk-radio show, and the messageRead… Read more »
VT Research Magazine Interviews CPAP’s Matt Dull: “Who’s Running the Country?”
The story of appointees as good servants and ghosts as spoilers By Dana Cruikshank, College of Architecture and Urban Studies “Matthew Dull is working to fill the gaps in what we know about how our government works – and how sometimes it doesn’t. Turn on a prime-time cable channel or talk-radio show, and the messageRead… Read more »
Researchers seek feedback on accessible transit communications
Researchers are seeking participation in a survey about the accessibility of transit-related communications for people with disabilities. Original post
University of Illinois Funds New Research on Citizens’ Role in Public Policy
From Newswise: “Five research projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago dealing with the citizen’s role in public policy have each received a $20,000 award. The awards, given by the UIC Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, are funding faculty research aimed at improving citizen participation in government services, often through the use ofRead… Read more »