Gastil

John Gastil

McCourtney Institute for Democracy Founding Director; Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Political Science, Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Chapter Member: Central Pennsylvania SSN
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Gastil studies how people make decisions in small groups and methods for improving democracy. His work focuses on small deliberative bodies; such as juries; which give citizens the opportunity to consider serious public problems together. He has shared his research with nonprofit organizations; state legislatures; and democratic reformers around the globe; and has received research funding from the National Science Foundation; the Kettering Foundation; the Democracy Fund; and public universities.

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In the News

Opinion: "The Cure for Your #regrexit Democratic Hangover," John Gastil, Zocalo Public Square, June 29, 2016.
Opinion: "Imagine a Democracy Built on Lotteries, Not Elections," John Gastil (with Terrill Bouricius, David Schecter, and Campbell Wallace), Zocalo Public Square, April 5, 2016.
Opinion: "These Civic Experiments are Getting Citizens More Involved in Governing Themselves," John Gastil (with Hollie Russon-Gilman), Washington Post, February 19, 2016.
Opinion: "A More Deliberate Democracy," John Gastil, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 2012.