Discussion… The PDD weekly wrap on all things democratic, Feb 19 19 Feb 201619 Feb 2016 Back again for another instalment. Remember to reblog, retweet etc and to get in touch to alert us to anything important for future round-ups. News/Blogs Important note on the open…
Discussion Have we reached “peak deliberation”? 16 Jun 20159 Jul 2015 Have we reached "peak deliberation"? I recently did a search in Google Scholar for articles, books, and everything else published since 1986 that mentioned the phrase "deliberative democracy", and here's…
Discussion #UKsettlement must be a UK conversation not a UK wonkfest 19 Sep 20143 Jun 2015 By Anthony Zacharewski of Democratic Society There is a big constitutional reform coming. David Cameron stood in Downing Street this morning and promised not only to deliver the “vowed” devolved powers…
Discussion… ‘Scots deliberate’: Watch it (again)! 11 Sep 201431 Oct 2014 The PDD Hangout on Scotland's #indyref was a fantastic discussion. Those of you who missed it can view it below (and those who enjoyed it can view it again). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1wA40DkfE Thanks…
Discussion Revisiting the CSG: Public Participation in the Scottish Parliament 10 Sep 201419 Sep 2014 In the run-up to our Scotland Deliberates panel, Dr Iain MacLeod of Robert Gordon University argues that public participatiion in Scottish policy-making has been slipping, and suggests a way forward. Even…
Discussion… Public Question Time: towards the practicalities 4 Sep 20143 Jun 2015 In this third post on our series on the Public Question Time idea, Dr Amy Pollard of Involve floats ideas for the practical detail, answering questions like who would get…
Discussion… Public Question Time – join the debate 21 Aug 201431 Oct 2014 Should members of the public be able to question politicians, even the Prime Minister, publicly, in the chamber of the House of Commons? Here, Dr Amy Pollard of Involve likes…
Discussion… Public Question Time: Nice idea, but how to actually do it? 12 Aug 201412 Aug 2014 Dr Amy Pollard, Deputy Director of Involve, writes about Public Question Time, an idea raised by the Labour Party last week. This is an edited version of a post that…
Discussion Problems of Participation: Reflections on Authority, Democracy, and the Struggle for Common Life 17 Aug 201317 Aug 2013 By Tehseen Noorani, Claire Blencowe and Julian Brigstocke, with the Authority Research Network. The Authority Research Network (ARN) and colleagues recently published a collection of short, accessible and reflexive essays…