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	Publications That Reflect Our Voice	Quantity
	A New Political Covenant: America's Aspirations for Political Conduct By Richard C. Harwood (2002) This treatise lays out in detail the aspirations Americans hold for political leaders, news media, and their fellow citizens, as articulated by participants in our Citizen Assemblies and other Harwood Institute projects over the past fourteen years.
	The 3 As of Public Life
	The Public Realm Over the years, there has been a loss of faith and communication between the citizens of this country and the public institutions that were created to serve them. In order to take effective and meaningful public action, those institutions must reconnect with the people by fully engaging and understanding the public realm.
	Moving From a Flat World to A Round World in Public Life America now seems to be stuck in a "waiting place" full of dilemmas and discontent. If we are to move forward and restore trust and credibility, we will need to develop a whole new model of politics and public life - to replace our current superficial "flat world" vision with a more complex and meaningful "round world" view. This will take the understanding and embracing of new public sensibilities and leadership
	Originating Civic Faith Throughout our country's history, prominent leaders and thinkers have identified self-trust as one of the key elements that have made America a great nation. However, America is currently undergoing a loss of that spirit. We must regain a sense of self-trust by originating a civic faith for these times - by recognizing the innate goodness in people and by reminding ourselves that small groups and individuals can make a difference
	Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly If we are to step forth and create change, we must first release the ingrained narrative of despair and lack of faith, and replace it with a new story about ourselves, our communities, and our hopes for the future. It is not enough to talk about the efforts of others - we must stand up and declare our intentions for what we will do to make a positive
	Devotion Amid a host of public problems, most feel unable to make a difference. Too many Americans have retreated from public life and politics. And, in the vacuum left behind, hope for the future is squeezed out. What does it mean to be devoted to public life? How can we best declare our intentions to engage? If we do not enter the public square with a new sense of devotion, then who will be there?
	Research Publications from Our Initiatives	Quantity
	A Call for Leaders
	On the American Frontier
	Stories of Change
	CITIZENS AND POLITICS: A View From Main Street America Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Kettering Foundation (1991) Central to the concern over the health of America's democracy is the relationship between citizens and their government. Citizens and Politics is the product of extensive research with focus groups across America to explore the ways in which citizens view politics. The results suggest that we must rethink conventional wisdom about politics, re-examine our assumptions, and call for a national discussion about the issues concerning citizens' connection to America's political process.
	AMERICA'S STRUGGLE WITHIN: Citizens Talk About the State of the Union Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Pew Center for Civic Journalism (1995) There is a struggle within America. People see fundamental changes taking root in American life and wonder where they will lead - for themselves and the nation. Concerns and aspirations of the American people - for their leaders, the news media, and each other - are reflected in our conversations with focus groups across the country.
	HOPE: Americans' Aspirations for Public Life and Politics A Harwood Institute Report funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts (1999) Americans today are seeking authentic hope. Something genuine, in tune with the reality of their daily lives, that calls forth the best in Americans. Not the false hope that candidates, news media, citizens themselves, and others peddle daily in our nation. This report draws from voices across America to outline the distinctions between false hope and authentic hope, and to offer a vision of what this nation of ours can become.
	WILL ANY KIND OF TALK DO? Moving From Personal Concerns to Public Life Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Kettering Foundation (1996) Many Americans feel disengaged from public life and its discourse. Attempts are being made to re-engage people, through a variety of strategies and programs created by public leaders, newspapers, foundations, civic groups, and others. But these attempts often falter because we have lost sight of the essence of what people are looking for from talk. This report is a reminder of the complexities and curiosities of human behavior that guide people's move to engage in public life, and focuses on the crucial steps people take when connecting their private lives to the public world around them.
	CREATING A NEW STORY: Flint's Struggle to Move Forward Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (2001) When we produced our first report on Flint, Michigan in 1997, we found a story of isolation, fragmentation, and despair, but we also found a story of people's aspirations for the community. In Creating a New Story we highlight the progress that has been made since 1997, as the story of Flint begins to speak to people's aspirations and hopes.
	BACK TO BASICS: Creating New Possibilities for Flint Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (1997) For the city of Flint, Michigan to break new ground and successfully pursue a different path, people say the community must fundamentally change the way it works. In our research for Back to Basics, we examined each factor of Flint's Public Capital, and spoke with a cross-section of residents to explore their concerns, identify the challenges they face, and discuss the steps they could take to move their communities forward.
	WAITING FOR THE FUTURE: Creating New Possibilities for Youngstown Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (1999) Part of a series of public capital studies of American communities, Waiting for the Future describes the public capital of Youngstown, Ohio, and uses these findings to shed light on the stage of community life in which Youngstown finds itself. Residents describe the problems facing the city and their aspirations for its future.
	A WORK IN PROGRESS: Creating New Possibilities for Chattanooga Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (1999) The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been a model of civic and economic growth in America. Our conversations with folks throughout Chattanooga reveal the underlying factors contributing to Chattanooga's growth and the strength of the community's public capital. Tough issues still remain in this town, and understanding how Chattanooga fits into the model of Stages of Community Life will help the city's leaders and residents sustain and renew their successes as they move forward.
	POLITICAL FORTUNES: A Public Voice on Money and Politics Prepared by The Harwood Group for Money+Politics: People Change the Equation (1996) Part of Money+Politics - a partnership between the League of Women Voters Education Fund and The Harwood Group - Political Fortunes addresses some of the key issues surrounding money and politics - issues that concern citizens across the country. The report is based on conversations with hundreds of participants in Citizen Assemblies in California, Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Washington State. It lays out a framework for action, which describes the leverage points for acting on money and politics; explores rejected approaches and unresolved issues; and spells out the conditions for effecting change and moving ahead.
	Our Frameworks	Quantity
	The Public Learning Journey
	The Engagement Path : The Realities of How People Engage Over Time - and the Possibilities for Re-engaging Americans This report brings together the Institute's 15 years of work to illuminate how people engage with each other and explores how we can use this knowledge to help people imagine and act for the public good, and work to complete the unfinished work of the nation. Email publications@theharwoodinstitute.org to preorder your copy.
	Community Rhythms: Five Stages of Community Life Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (1999) Our work in communities reveals that there are stages of a community's life, and that each stage has deep implications for understanding your community and what it means for moving forward. This report describes the five stages of community life, along with examples of communities across America that represent each stage.
	Public Capital: The Dynamic System Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Kettering Foundation (1996) The Harwood Institute's research in communities across America suggests that for a community to work effectively, fundamental structures, relationships, networks and norms need to be in place. "Public capital" is what we call this rich, complex system. This framework report illuminates our understandings of what public capital is, its nature, and how it works.
	Meaningful Chaos: How People Form Relationships With Public Concerns Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Kettering Foundation (1993) This report explores the ways in which citizens form relationships with public concerns - how those relationships begin, deepen, and gain meaning. Citizens refer to at least nine factors that, taken together, offer insights into the nature of people's relationships with public concerns. They create for us a picture of meaningful chaos. This constellation of factors, and the interplay between and among them, creates a new lens for understanding how citizens form relationships with public concerns, and offers insights to those seeking to influence how people relate to public life.
	PLANNED SERENDIPITY: What Really Makes Collaborations Work Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Pew Partnership (1998) What really makes collaborations work? Through careful probing and reflection, with participants in community collaboration, we uncovered and pieced together what these individuals come to value in terms of what really makes collaborations work. Emerging from these conversations is a set of key factors, whose essence conveys the importance of having a certain mindset, of holding a certain perspective that in turn shapes and molds a collaboration.
	Tools that You Can Use	Quantity
	Harwood Barometer for Political Conduct
	Telling Stories of Self-Trust and Hope: A Tool for Engaging Youth in Community Change Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the C.S. Mott Foundation (2003) Change happens in communities when people change the story they tell about themselves and others. Stories of self-trust and hope help us to see the community and ourselves differently. This kit will help get youth telling their stories- to each other, to the community, to themselves. This is important not only for youth, but for the entire community as it seeks to move forward.
	Making it Real: How to Make Civic Engagement a Public Sensibility Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the C.S. Mott Foundation (2003) This workbook offers seven ways for public leaders and organizations to infuse civic engagement practices throughout their public work. It presents stories of success and provides concrete tools and actions to help leaders make ideas of civic engagement a fundamental part of their daily work.
	Public Engagement and Small Schools Conversation Guide Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the KnowledgeWorks Foundation (2002) A workbook for public school systems to help develop meaningful dialogue with their communities around the issue of smaller schools. Please call for availability.
	Public Engagement and School Facilities Conversation Workbook Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the KnowledgeWorks Foundation (2004) A workbook for public school systems to help develop meaningful dialogue with their communities around the issue of school facilities. Please call for availability.
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	Journalism Values Handbook
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