{"id":3231,"date":"2023-10-26T16:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:23:09","slug":"dcis-fall-2023-deliberative-forum-recap-recording-the-challenge-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/events\/dcis-fall-2023-deliberative-forum-recap-recording-the-challenge-for-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI\u2019s Fall 2023 Deliberative Forum Recap &amp; Recording: The Challenge for Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Event-Featured-Images.pptx.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Event-Featured-Images.pptx.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Event-Featured-Images.pptx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Event-Featured-Images.pptx-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Event-Featured-Images.pptx-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, October 19, the DCI hosted its 9th public Deliberative Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/events\/upcoming-deliberative-forum-on-the-challenge-for-democracy\/\"><em>The Challenge for Democracy: To What Extent Should the U.S. and Other Democratic Nations Defend and Promote Democracy Around the World?<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a> For this event, we partnered with Davidson\u2019s own Political Science Department and featured speakers with different global areas of specialization. <strong>Professors Bes Ceka, Shelley Rigger, and Ken Menkhaus <\/strong>presented their own views about democracy promotion and defense and focused on Europe, Asia, and Africa (respectively). We invite you to watch the recording of our panel below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Challenge for Democracy: To What Extent Should the U.S. and Other Democratic Nations Defend and Promote Democracy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Challenge for Democracy Deliberative Forum\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tRWy6Id23Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-1024x362.jpg\" alt=\"panel\" class=\"wp-image-3241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-1024x362.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-1536x542.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_012-scaled-e1698346030874-2048x723.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-1536x811.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231019_235041122-scaled-e1698346189293-2048x1082.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Deliberative Forum didn\u2019t end with the panel. After the panel discussion, <strong>96 participants <\/strong>engaged with one another in small-group deliberations facilitated by the DCI&#8217;s Fellows, Senior Fellows, and others who have gone through our Deliberation Facilitator Training Program, including a few Davidson faculty members. We had a total of <strong>18 small groups <\/strong>deliberating about the topic both online and in-person, drawing on our Deliberation Guide written for the event and engaging with one another on the forum\u2019s central question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out some photos and the short video of these discussions below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Challenge for Democracy Public Forum Discussion Groups\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UjTEnp1DN3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004853688-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_004740745-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PXL_20231020_001959741-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to make sure you don\u2019t miss our next forum? Follow us on your favorite social media site and subscribe below for DCI updates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Panel at DCI Forum\" class=\"wp-image-3243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deliberativecitizenship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCI-and-Political-Science-Department-Panel_011-2048x1327.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) and Political Science Department Event &#8211; The Challenge for Democracy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, October 19, the DCI hosted its 9th public Deliberative Forum, The Challenge for Democracy: To What Extent Should the U.S. and Other Democratic Nations Defend and Promote Democracy Around the World?&nbsp; For this event, we partnered with Davidson\u2019s own Political Science Department and featured speakers with different global areas of specialization. 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