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	<title>Civic Studies &#187; Polarization</title>
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		<title>Easter readings: new selection of articles and notes on democracy, open government, civic tech and others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open government&#8217;s uncertain effects and the Biden opportunity: what now?&#160; A review of 10 years of open government research reveals: 1) &#8220;a transparency-driven focus&#8221;,&#160; 2) &#8220;methodological concerns&#8221;, and 3) [maybe not surprising] &#8220;the lack of empirical evidence regarding the effects &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ideology and Education</title>
		<link>http://www.anotherpanacea.com/2018/05/ideology-and-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Miller]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[identity-protective cognition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Edsall has a good review of some recent research on polarization in the New York Times today: The strength of a voter&#8217;s identity as a Democrat or Republican drives political engagement more than personal gain. Better educated voters more readily form &#8220;identity centric&#8221; political commitments to their party of choice, which goes a long &#8230; <a href="http://www.anotherpanacea.com/2018/05/ideology-and-education/">Continue reading <span>Ideology and Education</span></a>
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		<title>Reflections &amp; Call for a Moment of Silence for September 11, 2001</title>
		<link>http://ericthomasweber.org/reflections-call-for-a-moment-of-silence-for-september-11-2001/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Thomas Weber]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember vividly how weird a morning it was on September 11, 2001. At the time, I was living in Nashville, heading to work at a downtown law firm. I learned that year why I&#160;didn&#8217;t want to be a lawyer. That morning was unusual, because I didn&#8217;t usually turn on the radio until I got [&#8230;] <a href="http://ericthomasweber.org/reflections-call-for-a-moment-of-silence-for-september-11-2001/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Deliberation with 12 Angry Men</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/16/learning-deliberation-with-12-angry-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Helene Landemore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Page]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few movies have captured the imagination of scholars as well as 12 Angry Men, where a jury composed of 12 men has to deliberate on the fate of a Puerto Rican accused of murder. For instance, when I researched the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/16/learning-deliberation-with-12-angry-men/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=863&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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