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Last changed Sep 07, 2010 09:50 by Thea Shahrokh
Simon Burall, Director of Involve
Last changed Sep 01, 2010 17:06 by Thea Shahrokh
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Armchair Involvement Recent work from the Campaign to Protect Rural England highlights that the public needs a greater role in planning decisions to ensure that their environmental and developmental interests in relation to society are met. The main argument is that, for Government to reform the planning system while ensuring environmental protection their focus must be on the assets of the landscape, and the aspirations of members of the public who are impacted by it and who use the space.... The Scottish Youth Parliament has recently launched its biggest ever youth consultation 'Picture the Change' and would like to ask for your support during August and September to help reach as many young people as possible by promoting 'Picture the Change'.
Last changed Aug 18, 2010 10:46 by Thea Shahrokh
Urban Forum and bassac have released an interesting new piece of guidance called Local Action: A handy guide for communities working with councillors, looking at how community groups can practically and effectively work with local councillors on projects. Download the report here Involve's Director Simon Burall commented on the government's current crowdsourcing consultation processes in the Guardian online last week. His response highlighted the need for government dialogue with the public to be a two-way conversation that will meaningfully impact on policy. Read more here. Several well respected US academics working in the dialogue field have this month published a paper that asks How Much Disagreement is Good for Democratic Deliberation? Full story here Online participation in the Big Society - Are we forgetting the 'digital underclass'? Clay Shirky argues in his new book 'Cognitive Surplus' that interactive media and online social networking is creating a more collaborative, democratic world. At a recent lecture at the London School of Economics, Shirky noted how 'civic' sites such as PatientsLikeMe can create real social change and empower people in every community,...
Last changed Jun 30, 2010 13:59 by Laurie Waller
In his address for the BBC's Reith Lectures, the President of the Royal Society, Lord Martin Rees, calls on scientists to engage more widely with government, the media and ordinary people. Read more here |