1.0Center for 21st Century Studieshttps://uwm.edu/c21Center for 21st Century Studieshttps://uwm.edu/c21rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="s5JKtLL1qf"><a href="https://uwm.edu/c21/research/nourishing-democracy/trust-the-vote/">Trust & The Vote</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://uwm.edu/c21/research/nourishing-democracy/trust-the-vote/embed/#?secret=s5JKtLL1qf" width="600" height="338" title="“Trust & The Vote” — Center for 21st Century Studies" data-secret="s5JKtLL1qf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://uwm.edu/c21/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://uwm.edu/c21/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2024/08/Key-Image-Final-Sticker-e1724104853978.png18771085Trust & the Vote was a series of events exploring the history and philosophy of trust and distrust in the democratic process. By exploring the history and rhetoric of civic engagement, the symposia addressed the challenge and balance of trust and skepticism as communities work toward sustaining democratic societies.Over the course of the 2023-2024 academic year, C21 offered an array of programming and content exploring how trust plays a role in our relationship to democratic processes: transparency in policy decisions, civic engagement and participation as contingent upon trust, and storytelling as a means of repairing distrust.