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Kettering Foundation The Kettering Foundation works on strategies to strengthen democracy. The primary focus of Kettering's research is What does it take to make democracy work as it should? people deliberating

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Kettering's research seeks to identify and address the challenges to making democracy work as it should through six interrelated program areas.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Deliberation and the Work of Higher Education: Innovations for the Classroom, the Campus, and the Community
Edited by John R. Dedrick, Laura Grattan, and Harris Dientsfrey
Agent of Democracy: Higher Education and the HEX Journey
David W. Brown and Deborah Witte
Speaking of Politics: Preparing College Students for Democratic Citizenship through Deliberative Dialogue
Katy J. Harriger and Jill J. McMillan
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EVENTS

June 2008 2008 Deliberative Democracy Exchange and Deliberative Democracy Workshop
From June 27 to July 2, 2008, more than 250 people from across the United States and from around the world gathered in Dayton, Ohio, during the Deliberative Democracy Exchange (DDEx), Kettering's newest workshop series, and our annual Deliberative Democracy Workshop (DDW).

March 2008 2008 Coming to Judgment
In March, the Kettering Foundation, National Issues Forums Institute and Public Agenda presented a two-day program exploring the importance of public thinking about two central issues confronting communities and the nation: the nation's energy use and the rising cost of health care.

July 2007 2007 Public Policy Workshop and Deliberative Democracy Workshop
From July 7 through July 11, more than 240 participants from around the world and across the United States gathered in Dayton, Ohio, for the 2007 Public Policy and Deliberative Democracy Workshops.

August 2007 Kettering Foundation President David Mathews Reports on the 2007 Public Policy and Deliberative Democracy Workshops
Mathews reflects on the significance of the 2007 PPW and DDW and the foundation's research with its partners in the United States and in countries throughout the world.

NOV 13, 2006New Kettering Foundation Report Released
Public Thinking about Democracy’s Challenge
DEC 4, 2006Kettering Foundation Board of Trustees Reception and Dinner
Mathews Conference Center Dedication