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Branding Civility: What Terms to Use and Avoid When Designing Messages for Specific Audiences

This report was prepared for use by the National Institute of Civil Discourse (NICD) in…

Tim ShafferDecember 13, 2022

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NICD Research Brief 10: Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories and conspiratorial beliefs are a recurring feature of democracy. A conspiracy theory is…

Tim ShafferJune 7, 2022

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Research Brief No. 7: The Concept of Civility in Modern Political Philosophy

Civility has been a perennial concern of philosophers. Philosophers have disagreed, however, on what civility…

Tim ShafferMay 24, 2022

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Research Brief No. 12: Civility in State Legislatures

As is the case for many institutions in the United States, American state legislatures have…

Tim ShafferMarch 15, 2022

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Research Brief No. 6: Political Polarization

American politicians have become polarized in their views on policy issues over the past forty…

Tim ShafferFebruary 15, 2022

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Research Brief No. 4: The Role of Rhetoric and Emotions in Civil Discourse

Should civil discourse avoid emotional appeals? Are there desirable ways to use emotions to encourage…

Tim ShafferDecember 18, 2021

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Standards of Conduct for Presidential Debates

When NICD release the Debate Standards in 2016, it was aimed at the presidential debate…

Tim ShafferNovember 18, 2020

Media

The Backstory of Political Polarization and Social Media

NICD Research Network member Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York…

Tim ShafferJuly 9, 2020

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Research Digest

Table of Contents Scholarship of Interest Coe, K., & Park-Ozee, D. Uncivil Name-Calling in the…

Tim ShafferDecember 17, 2019

Digest

Table of Contents Scholarship of Interest https://global.oup.com/academic/product/irony-and-outrage-9780190913083?cc=us&lang=en& https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781620369272/Creating-Space-for-Democracy https://global.oup.com/academic/product/overdoing-democracy-9780190924195?cc=us&lang=en& NICD and Network…

Tim ShafferNovember 1, 2019

Tim Shaffer

Branding Civility: What Terms to Use and Avoid When Designing Messages for Specific Audiences

NICD Research Brief 10: Conspiracy Theories

Research Brief No. 7: The Concept of Civility in Modern Political Philosophy

Research Brief No. 12: Civility in State Legislatures

Research Brief No. 6: Political Polarization

Research Brief No. 4: The Role of Rhetoric and Emotions in Civil Discourse

Standards of Conduct for Presidential Debates

The Backstory of Political Polarization and Social Media

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