April 23, 2019 - Democratic legislatures rely on deliberation to hone legislation and build consensus around policy change. Over the last three decades, changes in American politics have militated against the conditions for meaningful deliberation in the U.S. Congress. Join us on Wednesday, May 1 at 5:30 p.m. in Del Norte 1530 as Sean Kelly, Professor of Political Science, discusses the antecedents for this practice, and provides suggestions for reform that can improve the quality of deliberation in Congress.
The Global Food Security Act provides funding through the State Department to international development organizations, focusing on world hunger and food insecurity. Megan Schraedley, Lecturer - Communication, will discuss how diverse understandings of complex concepts can be unified through the use of strategic language in order to gain agreement on and pass important policies.
Megan Schraedley examines ways humans communicatively organize around food and critiquing how food systems and communication organize how humans create meaning. Her research examines injustices and stigmas in the food system, including food pantries, small farms, and grocery stores.
Sean Kelly was a former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow working for the Senate Democratic leadership on health care reform issues, and has written numerous books.
For more information contact Christy Teranishi Martinez at 805-437-3311 or christy.teranishi-martinez@csuci.edu.