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SUMMARY:“How Do We Fix Our Democracy: Culture or Structure?”
DESCRIPTION:\nAll around us\, we hear that democracy is broken or not wo
rking up to its full potential. If this is true\, then how do we fix it?
Some say it&rsquo\;s through structural reforms like changing how we vo
te or reforming campaign finance\, while others argue the change needs t
o start with individual actions and a reform in our political culture. J
oin Christopher Beem\, managing director for The McCourtney Institute fo
r Democracy\, and David Daley\, \;FairVote Senior Fellow\, for a dis
cussion on these two alternative strategies. \;\n\nFairVote advocate
s for ranked-choice voting across the country. Daley&rsquo\;s latest boo
k\, Unrigged\, chronicles citizen-led efforts to end gerrymandering\, ex
pand voting rights\, and more. Beem&rsquo\;s latest book\, The Seven Dem
ocratic Virtues\, outlines steps that individuals can take to support de
mocracy in their own daily actions. \;\n\nFor more details: https://
events.la.psu.edu/event/mid-beem-daley_092623/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:All around us,
we hear that democracy is broken or not working up to its full potential
. If this is true, then how do we fix it? Some say it’s through st
ructural reforms like changing how we vote or reforming campaign finance
, while others argue the change needs to start with individual actions a
nd a reform in our political culture. Join Christopher Beem, managing di
rector for The McCourtney Institute for Democracy, and David Daley,
;FairVote Senior Fellow, for a discussion on these two alternative strat
egies.
FairVote advocates for ranked-choice voting across th
e country. Daley’s latest book, Unrigged, chronicles citizen-led efforts to e
nd gerrymandering, expand voting rights, and more. Beem’s latest b
ook, The Seven Democratic Virtues, outlines steps that individu
als can take to support democracy in their own daily actions.
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p>For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/mid-beem-daley_092623/<
/p>
URL:https://democracy.psu.edu/events
LOCATION:Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center
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