McKinnon: Issues in Political Theory 
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Chapter 11
Centre for Deliberative Democracy
cdd.stanford.edu/
The CDD is part of the Department of Communication at Stanford University, and conducts research on Deliberative Polling (that is, polling after participants have been exposed to key information, and given the opportunity to debate it among themselves and with experts). Plenty of information on how Deliberative Polling impacts on voter choice.
Citizenship Foundation
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/index.php
A UK charity devoted to citizenship education: discussion forums, blogs, and resources for teachers and students.
Civic Practices Network
www.cpn.org/index.html
An American network of civic educators, community leaders, activists, etc., offering tools and resources for the encouragement of civic renewal and deliberative democracy.
Civitas
www.civnet.org/index.php
An international NGO dedicated to the promotion of civic education; resources include citizenship lesson plans and transcripts of lectures and conference discussions.
Open Democracy
ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/
Debate and analysis on deliberative democracy, compulsory voting, and other proposals for improving political engagement in the UK.
Politeia
www.politeia.net/
From the Network for Citizenship and Democracy in Europe. Aims to 'set civic participation and education higher on the European and national agenda'. Downloadable monthly newsletter, plus information on citizenship issues sorted by theme and country.
Tomorrow's Europe
www.tomorrowseurope.eu/
Information on Tomorrow's Europe: a deliberative polling experiment which took place in October 2007, and involved a sample of voters from across the European Union.
US Citizenship Podcast
uscitizenpod.blogspot.com/
News about American citizenship tests, plus examples of tests and interviews in podcast form.
WelcometoUSA.gov
www.welcometousa.gov/
The US government's welcome website for new immigrants.
The World in the Movies
www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/witm/
A guide to teaching responsible citizenship using movies, from the British Film Institute.
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