
Connections 2014: Taking Stock of the Civic Arena

Each issue of this annual newsletter focuses on a particular area of Kettering’s research. The 2014 issue, edited by Kettering program officer Melinda Gilmore and director of communications David Holwerk, focuses on taking stock of the civic arena.
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What’s Going On Here? Taking Stock of Citizen-Centered Democracy by David Mathews ( PDF )
Yes, Our Democracy Is a Mess, and Yes, Our Opportunities Are Real by Richard C. Harwood ( PDF )
Philanthropy at a Crossroads by Brad Rourke ( PDF )
Lost—and Seeking Directions by Steve Farkas ( PDF )
When Communities Work . . . and Why Citizens Have Work to Do by Keith Melville ( PDF )
From Both Sides Now: A Field Report from New Orleans by Lucas Díaz ( PDF )
Democracy in the Balance: The Complex Dynamics of the Arab World Make Outcomes Far from Certain by Ziad Majed ( PDF )
Twenty Years Later, Democracy Still Struggles to Take Root in South Africa by Ivor Jenkins ( PDF )