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Session One: Introduction (Class Meets 9/2)

Session Two: What is Good Deliberation? (Class Meets 9/9)

Session Three: Historic Perspectives on Deliberation and Democracy (Class Meets 9/16)

Session Four: Deliberation and Political Writing (Class Meets 9/30)

Session Five: Deliberation and Reasoning–Ideals and Frameworks (Class Meets 10/7)

Session Six: Deliberation and Reasoning–Problems and Pitfalls (Class Meets 10/14)

Session Seven: Deliberation and Procedural Rationality (Class Meets 10/21)

Session Eight: Deliberation at Public Meetings (Class Meets 10/28)

Session Nine: Presentations and Responses (Class Meets 11/4)

Session Ten: Presentations and Responses (Class Meets 11/11)

Session Eleven: Deliberation  in Organizations (11/18–Class Does Not Meet, But Online Work Due)

Session Twelve: Deliberation and the Mass Media (Class Meets 11/25)

Session Thirteen: Deliberation and Framing (Class Meets 11/2)

Session Fourteen: Deliberation and the Internet (Class Meets 12/8)