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Tag Archives: participation
A bit of love for the Living Voters Guide (Washington state)
Via the DO-Wire mailing list, I came across a great little site set up to help voters discuss and learn about the ballot initiatives in the 2011 elections in Washington state. You can take a look here: Your guide to … Continue reading
Posted in NIBs
Tagged crowdsourcing, discussion, participation, Politics, referendums, United States, voter information, Voting, Washington
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Twenty-four relatively contented people
Via Involve, I’ve come across two case studies of citizens’ juries being used in the NHS – one in Oldham which looked at fairness in commissioning, and one in Buckinghamshire which looked at setting the priorities for dementia care. Both … Continue reading
Posted in NIBs
Tagged Buckinghamshire, citizens juries, Health, Jury, Oldham, participation
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Consultation: don’t do it like this (part 94)
The BBC is reporting that two schools in Peacehaven, near Brighton, are to merge despite 95% of responses to the consultation on the proposals being against. I’m assuming here that the consultation was a statutory box to tick, and that the … Continue reading
Posted in NIBs
Tagged bad consultation, consultation, cynicism, east sussex, participation, peacehaven, schools
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Creative Councils: report from Birmingham
Demsoc Governor Catherine Howe has written up our recent trip to Birmingham as part of the We Live Here Creative Councils project, which we’re undertaking with Brighton & Hove City Council, the Brighton & Hove CVSF, Podnosh and Catherine’s company Public-i. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in News, Projects
Tagged bids, Birmingham, Brighton, Catherine Howe, Fazeley, Hove, NESTA, participation, we live here
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Duty to involve, meh
Involve ask, “should the duty to involve be repealed?” it’s a tricky question, and a few people have chipped in with thoughts in the comments. Here’s what I want: local government that opens up to people not grudgingly, but willingly; … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged clg, dclg, duties, duty to involve, involve, Local Government, localgov, participation, pickles
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Lunchtime list for June 7th
Here are the articles and web pages the Talk Issues team recommend today: Collaborative Democracy in Second Life – Remember the Second Life hype a while back? The service is still around, and some of its participants are involved in … Continue reading
Tagged anarchism, cinema, collaborativedemocracy, communism, conservatism, film, france, french, godard, Green, Interesting Links, lunchtime list, manifestoes, movies, participation, politicaltheory, representation, secondlife, simulations, socialism, socialmedia, society, wikigovernment
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A little bit of power to the people
Image via Wikipedia You probably know the “frustrated film-maker” type of advert – the sort where grizzled actors walk around moodily-shot landscapes, musing on life, truth or the way of the world. They always seem so thoughtful and serious, until … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, Constitutional Reform, Localism, participation, Uncategorized
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Who cares?
My latest post is up at the Solace Summit website. Here’s how it begins: My last post here talked about petitions, and complained how ineffective they are as a way of understanding public opinion and seeking democratic support for action. Here’s a … Continue reading →