Deliberation in Schools: Shaping Our Future

As the United States faces deepening political polarization, 38 postsecondary institutions announced plans to hold a two-day, online event bringing together over 600 young people from across the United States for moderated discussions on some of the most pressing issues facing the nation. This Deliberative Polling event, “Shaping Our Future,” took place on May 1-2, 2021.

Results

• Final Report: Shaping Our Future

Briefing Materials

• Deliberation on Shaping Our Future

Press

• Stanford students put deliberative democracy into action Stanford News 6/2021 PDF
• Opinion | We need politics, but with empathy: Enter “Shaping Our Future” Stanford Daily 4/2021 PDF

Podcast

This is a podcast series by Lydia Wright Garnett called Deliberation Information: The SOF Series. She participated in the Comm 138/238 Spring 2021 Practicum. Listen now.

Voices of Shaping Our Future 

This podcast series is hosted by our Center and in collaboration with Haas Center and the Berggruen Institute.

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