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The Kettering Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan research organization rooted in the American tradition of cooperative research. Everything Kettering researches relates to one central question: what does it take for democracy to work as it should? Or put another way: What does it take for citizens to shape their collective future?
The foundation explores ways that key political practices can be strengthened through innovations that emphasize active roles for citizens. Kettering’s research is distinctive because it is conducted from the perspective of citizens and focuses on what people collectively can do to address problems affecting their lives, their community, and their nation.
The foundation seeks to identify and address the challenges to making democracy work as it should through interrelated program areas that focus on citizens, communities, and institutions. But Kettering doesn’t study communities, schools, professions, or institutions like governments or colleges and universities. Instead, we study how all of these relate to citizens trying to make a difference in shaping their common future.
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Connect the Dots: A National Student Conference.
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National leader in rural health care elected to Kettering Board of Directors.
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New Report From Elena Fagotto and Archon Fung: Sustaining Public Engagement.
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Prompted by recent communication from Kettering I came to the site to search - too bad more of us democracy enthusiast aren't prone to communicate thi...
The excellent layout of the issue of self-organizing communities by Phil Stewart and the great follow-up question by Vaughn Grisham begs for a contin...
I think we need to be very clear, when talking about public education, that: 1. community is place-based and (primarily) local. 2. it is much more...
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