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Project Civil Discourse: The Science of Consensus
A lecture series on how people make decisions and how that process affects their behavior in conflict and consensus situations.
Take the Pledge!
AHC invites organizations and individuals to take part in Project Civil Discourse through signing the Project Civil Discourse pledge, and attending public humanities programs such as Speakers Bureau programs, Community Book Discussions and grant-funded projects.
"I've always said that you can't run a country, a business, an institution, unless the people in charge of running it have a dialogue and discourse between each other."
--John Breaux, Former U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1972-2004)
"The central obstacle to more effective action against our most pressing problems is an unrelenting polarization of American politics that has divided Washington and the country into hostile, even irreconcilable camps."
--Ron Brownstein, author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington & Polarized America