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SLIDE 2 Building the Movement for Applying the Polarity System and the Polarities of Democracy through the Institute for Polarities of Democracy.
- William J. Benet, Ph.D.
- Vice President & Senior Fellow, Institute for Polarities of Democracy
- Senior Adjunct Faculty, School of Public Policy and Administration, Walden University
- Keith Nalumango
- Board Member & Fellow, Institute for Polarities of Democracy
- Doctoral Candidate, School of Public Policy and Administration, Walden University
- Suzanne Rackl, CFRE
- Research Fellow & IPD Fellow, Institute for Polarities of Democracy
- Doctoral Candidate, School of Public Policy and Administration, Walden University
- CEO & Principal Counsel, Strategic Impact
SLIDE 3 Agenda
- Introductions
- Session Objectives
- Polarities of Democracy Theory
- Institute for Polarities of Democracy
- From Research to Social Change Application
- Interactive Exercise: Participation and Representation
- The Future of P.O.D. & The Institute
- Q & A
SLIDE 4 Session Objectives
- Gain understanding of the role of theory from academic
research to practitioner application in social change work.
- Learn how to apply the polarities of democracy theory to
achieve positive social change at the project, community,
SLIDE 5 Polarities of Democracy Theory
- Critical theory of positive social change (Benet, 2013).
- Based on the conceptual framework of Barry Johnson’s
Polarity Management (1992/1996).
- Developed as framework to help build healthy,
sustainable, and just communities.
- Ten elements of democratic values in five polarity pairs.
SLIDE 6 Polarities of Democracy Theory: The Pairs
- Freedom AND Authority
- Justice AND Due Process
- Diversity AND Equality
- Human Rights AND Communal Obligations
- Participation AND Representation
SLIDE 7 The Institute: Building the Movement
- Promoting Polarity Thinking and the Polarities of
Democracy Theory.
- Advancing organizational well-being and creating
healthy, sustainable, and just communities
SLIDE 8 The Institute: Growing the Movement
- Scholar to Practitioner Application
- Intersection of the Theory with Facets of Social Change
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Real Time Assessment
Polarities of Democracy Theory: Participation AND Representation https://www.assessmypolarities.com/acT2a9pU
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Real Time Assessment
Polarities of Democracy Theory: Participation AND Representation LINK to Results on Polarity Partnerships Site
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The Questions
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The Questions
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The Map
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Institute Hubs & Community Completed Research Studies In Progress Research Studies Social Change Projects
The Movement
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SLIDE 15 The Future of POD and the Institute
Become Involved in the Movement
- Walden Library Collection: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/pod/
- Institute for Polarities of Democracy: www.InstituteforPOD.org
- Learning Community
- Spread the Word
- Donate to the Institute
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Contact Us
William J. Benet, Ph.D. Bill.Benet@InstituteforPOD.org www.PolaritiesofDemocracy.org Keith Nalumango, M.A. Keith.Nalumango@WaldenU.edu www.InstituteforPOD.org Suzanne Rackl, M.M., CFRE, CFRM Suzanne.Rackl@InstituteforPOD.org www.StrategicImpact.us
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References
Benet, W. J. (2013). Managing the polarities of democracy: A theoretical framework for positive social change. Journal of Social Change 5(1), 26-39. doi: 10.5590/JOSC.2013.05.1.03 Johnson, B. (1992/1996). Polarity management: Identifying and managing unsolvable problems. Amherst, MA: HRD Press Inc.
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Invest in Social Change: Promote the Theory and the Practice of Democratic Values
https://InstituteforPOD.org/index.php/donate/
