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Public Works: The Demos Center for the Public Sector

Public Works:  the Demos Center for the Public Sector is dedicated to building broad understanding of and support for the essential roles of government in this country.

America requires a public sector that acts effectively for the common good, that plans for our future, and that builds and maintains the structures and systems necessary to confront the challenges we face together as a nation. To achieve these competencies, the public sector must be actively supported by Americans who think and act as citizens, who understand that public structures are the linchpin of our security, prosperity and quality of life and whose engagement in these questions promotes accountability to the public good.

To pursue these goals, Public Works is involved in a number of activities across the U.S.: 

• Working with leaders across the country to build a broad support for the role and mission of the public sector;
• Commissioning research to understand how to help Americans have constructive views of government; government budgets and taxes; and government's role in the economy.
• Developing strategies for helping people adopt a more aspirational attitude toward the public sector and a more receptive perspective on government activities and policies;
• Providing trainings, consultations, and ongoing educational series to nonprofit and public sector employees, elected officials, and community leaders to assist them in communicating more effectively about public issues and government's roles;
• Building a constituency of supporters for the public sector--who in small ways and large--are working to revitalize Americans' perception of citizenship and of a public sector dedicated to addressing the fundamental challenges of our nation; and
• Providing analysis and commentary to illuminate how we can build, support and maintain the public structures and systems to which we aspire.

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