John Gastil (born 1967) currently holds a joint appointment as Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Penn State University. He is known for his research on deliberative democracy and group decision making.
John Gastil
Born
1967
Title
Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, Professor of Political Science
Academic work
Institutions
Penn State University, The McCourtney Institute for Democracy
John Gastil was born in San Diego and raised in a Quaker family. His experiences in Quaker meetings sparked his interest in how people work within groups to make decisions, reach a consensus at certain times, and defend their positions through reason and evidence.[1] Gastil earned a B.A. in political science from Swarthmore College in 1989 and an M.A. (1991) and Ph.D. (1994) in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously taught at the University of Washington and served as Head of the Department of Communication Arts & Sciences and as Director of The McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University.[2]
Researchedit
Gastil’s early research culminated in his 1993 book Democracy in Small Groups. In it he explored the workings of group decision rules, the establishment and maintenance of democratic norms, and the emergence of deliberative practices.[3]
Some of his later research examined the jury, one of the most important venues through which ordinary citizens can deliberate and make consequential decisions. Building on the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville and others, Gastil and his coauthors produced in The Jury and Democracy the first large-scale study of how jury service affects those who participate. Gastil shows the effects on jury members’ civic attitudes, views about legal institutions, opinions about deliberation, and subsequent participation in politics.[4]The Jury and Democracy won the Ernest Bormann Research Award from the National Communication Association.[5]
Gastil is also widely credited for promoting deliberation among citizens during elections and in other political institutions.[6] In his book By Popular Demand, he proposed creating panels of citizens, chosen randomly to ensure a cross-section of society, to deliberate on ballot initiatives and referendums.[7] In 2010 Oregon became the first state to implement this idea through its Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR).[8] Oregon reports the results of these deliberations through the state’s official voter’s pamphlet. Similar policies have now been adopted by a handful of other states, and Gastil’s research on Oregon’s CIR has been cited repeatedly in both academic journals and the news media.[9][10][11] Gastil has testified before the legislatures of Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts about these deliberative processes.[12]
Selected publicationsedit
• Gastil, J., Knobloch, K. (2020). Hope for democracy: How citizens can bring reason back into politics. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gastil, John, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, and Cindy Simmons (2010). The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Gastil, John (2000). By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representative Democracy through Deliberative Elections. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
• Gastil, John (1993, 2nd. ed. 2014). Democracy in Small Groups: Participation, Decision Making, and Communication. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers.
^Gastil, John (1993, 2nd. ed. 2014). Democracy in Small Groups: Participation, Decision Making, and Communication.
^Gastil, John, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, and Cindy Simmons (2010). The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civil Engagement and Political Participation.
^"Group Communication Division". National Communication Association. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage Please help improve this article and add independent sources July 2017 John Gastil born 1967 currently holds a joint appointment as Professor of Communication Arts amp Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Penn State University He is known for his research on deliberative democracy and group decision making John GastilBorn1967TitleProfessor of Communication Arts amp Sciences Professor of Political ScienceAcademic workInstitutionsPenn State University The McCourtney Institute for DemocracyMain interestsCitizens Initiative Review Deliberative democracyContents 1 Biography 2 Research 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography editJohn Gastil was born in San Diego and raised in a Quaker family His experiences in Quaker meetings sparked his interest in how people work within groups to make decisions reach a consensus at certain times and defend their positions through reason and evidence 1 Gastil earned a B A in political science from Swarthmore College in 1989 and an M A 1991 and Ph D 1994 in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin Madison He previously taught at the University of Washington and served as Head of the Department of Communication Arts amp Sciences and as Director of The McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University 2 Research editGastil s early research culminated in his 1993 book Democracy in Small Groups In it he explored the workings of group decision rules the establishment and maintenance of democratic norms and the emergence of deliberative practices 3 Some of his later research examined the jury one of the most important venues through which ordinary citizens can deliberate and make consequential decisions Building on the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville and others Gastil and his coauthors produced in The Jury and Democracy the first large scale study of how jury service affects those who participate Gastil shows the effects on jury members civic attitudes views about legal institutions opinions about deliberation and subsequent participation in politics 4 The Jury and Democracy won the Ernest Bormann Research Award from the National Communication Association 5 Gastil is also widely credited for promoting deliberation among citizens during elections and in other political institutions 6 In his book By Popular Demand he proposed creating panels of citizens chosen randomly to ensure a cross section of society to deliberate on ballot initiatives and referendums 7 In 2010 Oregon became the first state to implement this idea through its Citizens Initiative Review CIR 8 Oregon reports the results of these deliberations through the state s official voter s pamphlet Similar policies have now been adopted by a handful of other states and Gastil s research on Oregon s CIR has been cited repeatedly in both academic journals and the news media 9 10 11 Gastil has testified before the legislatures of Oregon Washington and Massachusetts about these deliberative processes 12 Selected publications edit Gastil J Knobloch K 2020 Hope for democracy How citizens can bring reason back into politics New York Oxford University Press Gastil John E Pierre Deess Philip J Weiser and Cindy Simmons 2010 The Jury and Democracy How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation New York Oxford University Press Gastil John 2000 By Popular Demand Revitalizing Representative Democracy through Deliberative Elections Berkeley CA University of California Press Gastil John 1993 2nd ed 2014 Democracy in Small Groups Participation Decision Making and Communication Philadelphia New Society Publishers References edit John Gastil The Spirit and Practice of Deliberative Democracy http jgastil la psu edu pdfs SpiritAndPractice pdf John Gastil s CV http cas la psu edu people jwg22 MyCV Gastil John 1993 2nd ed 2014 Democracy in Small Groups Participation Decision Making and Communication Gastil John E Pierre Deess Philip J Weiser and Cindy Simmons 2010 The Jury and Democracy How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civil Engagement and Political Participation Group Communication Division National Communication Association 2016 10 17 Retrieved 2023 02 10 Participedia Oregon Citizens Initiative Review http participedia net en methods citizens initiative review Archived 2017 04 25 at the Wayback Machine Gastil John 2000 By Popular Demand Revitalizing Representative Democracy through Deliberative Elections Participedia Oregon Citizens Initiative Review http participedia net en methods citizens initiative review Archived 2017 04 25 at the Wayback Machine John Gastil s Google Scholar page https scholar google com scholar hl en amp q john gastil amp btnG amp as sdt 1 2C48 amp as sdtp Koerth Baker Maggie 2012 08 15 The Mind of a Flip Flopper The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 02 10 Shira Schoenberg Citizens Statement on Massachusetts Marijuana Ballot Question Was Effective but Little Known http www masslive com politics index ssf 2017 04 citizens statement on marijuan html John Gastil s CV http cas la psu edu people jwg22 MyCVExternal links editJohn Gastil s website Citizens Initiative Review Research Project The Jury and Democracy Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gastil amp oldid 1161930941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
