Coping With the Cost of Health Care:
What Is The Public Voice?
Systematic readings and discussion on the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. Fellows prepare discussion questions and short essays for a series of seminars on these topics. Moderator training for conducting public forums, through attendance at a Public Policy Institute. An introduction to the principles and methodologies for naming and framing issues in public terms. Naming and framing issues in public terms make it possible for citizens to deliberate on at least three choices for dealing with them. A research project. This project may be the creation of an issue book analyzing a policy issue chosen by the fellow in conjunction with his or her sponsoring organization. Participation in regularly scheduled foundation meetings and project groups. A final presentation to staff on how the foundation experience relates to experience in the fellow’s own country.
a bachelor’s degree is required, plus an advanced degree or equivalent academic or participatory research experience; work experience in universities, governments, or non-governmental organizations, preferably in programs for developing democratic practices; prior attendance at Kettering Deliberative Democracy Workshops; and an articulated commitment to sharing the skills acquired as an international fellow at the Kettering Foundation with appropriate constituencies at home.
the strength of the nominee’s academic and experiential background; the strength of the recommendation by his or her sponsoring organization; the relevance of prior and current work experience to the work of the Kettering Foundation; fluency in written and spoken English; and a mutual determination by the Kettering Foundation and the sponsoring agency as to the program’s suitability in terms of the background, needs, and experience of the applicant.