Blogs

The Psychology of Polarization

Submitted by Mylien Duong, on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 14:48

As part of the Kettering Foundation’s ongoing research, our staff and allied organizations gather for monthly Dayton Days research sessions to reflect on the ideas guiding our work and to share new insights. Conceptual thinkers from outside the foundation join us to talk about their work and provoke our thinking.

Lessons for Journalists from Amanda Ripley’s Book, High Conflict: Part II

Submitted by Jennifer Brandel, on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 14:27

Earlier this year, journalist Amanda Ripley spoke to Kettering Foundation staff about her book High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. In this second in a series of two blog posts, Jennifer Brandel, who has collaborated with Kettering on journalism experiments in strengthening democracy, writes about the implications of the book’s insights for the media.

Amanda Ripley’s book High Conflict provides the following list of questions that reporters can ask to produce more complex, nuanced stories and reduce unproductive conflict:

An Ongoing Struggle: Democratic Ideals and Illiberal Resistance

Submitted by Kevin C. O’Leary, on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 15:18

As part of the Kettering Foundation’s ongoing research, our staff and allied organizations gather for monthly Dayton Days research sessions to reflect on the ideas guiding our work and to share new insights. Conceptual thinkers from outside the foundation join us to talk about their work and provoke our thinking.

Power of Concession

Submitted by Sharon Davies, on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 15:57

With this one act, Rep. Ryan has strengthened the American experiment.

WATCH: Lemmie Speaks at 2022 Annual Meeting of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)—Economic Change in a World Divided

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 14:39

Valerie Lemmie, the Kettering Foundation’s director of exploratory research, joined an illustrious panel of development and civic engagement professionals at the annual meeting of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) on September 19. Lemmie’s video presentation was on strategies to incorporate democratic practices into community and economic development civic engagement initiatives.

Reflections on Illiberalism

Submitted by Marlene Laruelle, on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 14:35

As part of the Kettering Foundation’s ongoing research, our staff and allied organizations gather for monthly Dayton Days research sessions to reflect on the ideas guiding our work and to share new insights. Conceptual thinkers from outside the foundation join us to talk about their work and provoke our thinking.

Race and Political Trust in the United States

Submitted by Shayla C. Nunnally, on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 16:49

As part of the Kettering Foundation’s ongoing research, our staff and allied organizations gather for monthly Dayton Days research sessions to reflect on the ideas guiding our work and to share new insights. Conceptual thinkers from outside the foundation join us to talk about their work and provoke our thinking.

Four Decades of Democratic Learning: David Mathews and the Kettering Foundation

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 11:34

On Tuesday, September 27, the Kettering Foundation board of directors, staff, colleagues, friends, and family joined on our Dayton campus to honor David Mathews and his four decades of service to the Kettering Foundation. Mathews was president and CEO from 1981 to 2022.

Levine Receives Established Leader Award

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 16:07

Peter Levine was awarded the Established Leader Award by the Civic Engagement section of APSA.

Middle Schoolers as Deliberative Civic Actors

Submitted by Stacie Molnar-Main, on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 13:07

Deliberation in the classroom.