This webinar, presented by Walt Whitmer, Senior Extension Educator with Penn State Extension, explored the changing landscape of contentious issues, how this evolving landscape affects our work, and some of the strategies available to us to navigate this new environment, regardless of program area or expertise. View the recording and related resources here.

View the recording. 

Download the presentation slides (8.8 MB PDF)

Resources mentioned during the presentation: 

• Stakeholder Engagement Guidebook | Learn stakeholder engagement | Penn State University (psu.edu) Also includes downloadable print version
• Engagement Toolbox — Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education (psu.edu)
• Community Engagement for Collective Action: A Handbook for Practitioners – PDF Print Version
• Community Conflict: Finding Middle Ground – A Video Series
• Resource Guide on Public Engagement (NCDD) – PDF download: NCDD2010 Resource Guide – Web Distributable Version.indd
• Book: The Process Matters by Joel Brockner