Promoting Informed Civic Engagement: the Significance of the Cognitive Climate
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription:
2012: Two Ignored Issues of Consequence
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription:
Two Cognitive Environmental Problems 1.Cultural toxicity 2.Affective poverty
Two Cognitive Environmental Problems 1.Cultural toxicity 2.Affective poverty
Public Support for Campaign Finance Reform
Interest in Campaign Finance Reform Issue Importance Rank
Cultural Cognition & Campaign Finance Reform
Narrative Framing
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription:
Narrative Framing
Two Cognitive Environmental Problems 1.Cultural toxicity 2.Affective poverty
Uncontaminated Cognitive Environment
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription:
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription:
National elections should be the occasion for informed public engagement with policy issues of the greatest consequence. But they frequently aren’t. Informed public engagement with any issue depends on the quality of the cognitive climate surrounding it. Supporters of informed public engagement should use evidence-based initiatives to secure a favorable cognitive climate for issues of consequence. And they should start NOW. Promoting Informed Civic Engagement Premise: Proposition: Explanation: Prescription: