PDD Panel 1 - Paper 2

"Engaged publics: organising in crisis"
Dr. Imogen Bayfield (Coventry University)

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Proud to have implemented the delivery of @scotparl.bsky.social sixth ever People's Panel, this time on the issue of reducing drug related harm. Watch the wee clip below! You can read the report here: www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...

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Guest blog: How can the Scottish Parliament improve its public consultations? This blog provides an overview of Marie Bruyndonckx’s masters dissertation, which was co-supervised by the University of Edinburgh and SPICe. It compares the public consultation processes of …

Some new comparative research on public consultation platforms! Scottish Parliament vs European Commission: spice-spotlight.scot/2025/01/15/g...

Thanks to Marie Bruyndonck for her work!

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Happy Friday! Checking back in after some time off & we are excited to share some highlights from the last 2 wks on the blog, featuring @iftalks.bsky.social and more. Read the posts at ncdd.org/news. #ncdd #listenfirst #demopart #DisagreeBetter

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Pro tip: Turkey is best with gravy, not a side of awkward silences. 🦃✨ Check out our Six Tips for Navigating the Holiday Season to turn debate into thoughtful dialogue. www.ncdd.org/news/six-tip...

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Exciting News! NCDD is now on Bluesky! We’re working to create a starter pack for Dialogue & Deliberation practitioners, but we need your help. Follow us and comment here to be part of our growing community!

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Successful end to the People’s Panel - range of recommendations on what Scotland should do differently to reduce drug harms have been produced alongside a comprehensive collective statement. A mammoth effort from the team. #demopart

Fantastic evening exploring prevention of drug harm with the People’s Panel.

The use of open space to have participants interact with 5 excellent speakers worked well and we have a range of ideas that could form recommendations.

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Gearing up for another weekend of deliberation with the People’s Panel exploring the question: What does Scotland need to do differently to reduce drug related harms?

They’ll be hearing more evidence on prevention, access to treatment, justice reform and participation & lived experience. #demopart

Fun and games at the Parliament this evening prototyping and testing our recommendation drafting and decision making process for our people’s panel this weekend. #demopart

In this Newsletter: 2024 UK General Election Series: Representation in the New Parliament Launch Party: The People Act – Legislative Theatre Around the World New Resource Hub for Legislative Theatre Territory, Nationhood and the Struggle for Self-Determination Webinar: Remixing Democracy – How to Connect Democratic Practices into Stronger Ecosystems Edinburgh Radical Book Fair 2024: From Where We Stand We Are It: Community Power in Our Time Call for Papers: Participatory and Deliberative Innovations across Policy Areas Video: Deliberative Democracy for Breaking the Gridlock Report: Life in the UK 2024 – A Measure of the UK’s Collective Wellbeing About the Citizen Participation Network

👋🏽Just out - November newsletter of the Citizen Participation Network 🗞️ with events, resources, conferences, webinars and publications on participatory & deliberative #democracy #demopart #demoinno 🌐 Available here 👉 www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

In this Newsletter: Drama for Democracy: Policy-making through Theatre Seminar Series: Realising Global Public Deliberation – New Agendas and Approaches Webinar: Scaling Localism, A New Approach to Participatory Philanthropy New Book: Decidim, A Technopolitical Network for Participatory Democracy New Publication: Social and Cultural Infrastructure for People and Policy Recording & Essays: Expert Panel of Environmental Education & Civic Engagement Recording: Launch of the WHO Mini-Publics Guide Google.org Impact Challenge: Strengthening Democracy in Europe About the Citizen Participation Network

🗞️June newsletter of the Citizen Participation Network, including theatre, webinars, new publications and funding #democracy #demopart Available here 👉www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe

In this Newsletter: WHO’s Guide to Mini-publics Call for Papers: Deliberation, Politics and Culture Win-Win Workout: Should the UK Legalise Assisted Dying? New Event: Presentation by Professor David Schlosberg New Event: Are Mini-publics Enough to Promote Deliberative Democracy? Conference: Towards Relational Public Services Coalition for A Global Citizens Assembly INSPIRE: New European Research Project to Co-design More Inclusive Democratic Spaces

🗞️🤓April newsletter of the Citizen Participation Network including events, publications, deliberative workshops, resources, new initiatives and research projects #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #delibwave #demopart #demoinno Available here 👉 www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

JOB OPENING: Help support participatory and deliberative democracy across Europe! #DemoPart

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✅5 ways for citizens' assemblies to have more impact on participants, from @MEhsassi of @berggruenInst, on @PeoplePowrd #DemoPart research to practice talk:
1. more time for people to consider the mandate/remit before hearing from experts
2. extra time for group lunches
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JOB OPP: Coordinate a groundbreaking new European democracy network with @DemocracyR & partners (including @PeoplePowrd!) #DemoPart

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When citizens’ assemblies ask big questions like “What should we do about climate change?” they ignore the reality of what policy windows are actually open, which does an injustice to participants. #OIDP2022 #DemoPart @Smith1966G

Research funding opportunity for current or recent masters students working on democratic governance and innovation!
@IDRC_CRDI #DemoPart

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New Resource Alert: New library and guidance on how funders and organizations can launch meaningful participation strategies, from @TAInitiative! #ParticipatoryGrantmaking #DemoPart

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It's time for communities to decide how we address the climate crisis! @amandaluz kicks off the Climate Democracy Action program with 40 advocates & policymakers from around the world, supported by @PeoplePowrd @WorldResources @FIMA_Chile @porticusglobal #DemoPart #ClimateAction

So excited about this! @PeoplePowrd is supporting 40 cities around the world in launching climate democracy programs, so community members can help decide climate policies. The list of participants is not what you’d expect! #DemoPart

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Some good news: As Chile convenes a citizens’ assembly to rewrite its constitution, organizations across Latin America launch a campaign to expand and reimagine a new form of democracy. #ReimaginaLA #DemoPart

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Internet communities are battling over pixels Reddit's r/Place shows that to have a voice online, you must be part of a movement.

r/place reveals an essential & brilliant mechanic for democracy:
Forced delays in participation create space for deliberation (with others & internally)
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h/t ⁦@WeAreNew_Public⁩

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Still Muted: The Limited Participatory Democracy of Zoom Public Meetings - Katherine Levine Einstein, David Glick, Luisa Godinez Puig, Maxwell Palmer, 2023 Recent research has demonstrated that participants in public meetings are unrepresentative of their broader communities. Some suggest that reducing barriers to ...

Technology is not our savior: “participants in online forums are quite similar to those in in-person ones. They are similarly unrepresentative of residents in their broader communities” @katherineeinst @Luisa_Godinez_P @davidmglick #DemoPart

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I have a new piece out w/ @Commata & Nikhil Kumar: Introducing a Global Theory of Change for #ParticipatoryBudgeting.
It's part of a new series from @PeoplePowrd & @delibdemjournal, to explain how PB & #DemoPart can lead to desired outcomes & impacts.

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Happening now - Participatory Climate Action webinar, with @ICLD_Sweden @PeoplePowrd @oidpoidp @kotakitaorg & other amazing people. And maybe you?
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New RFPs from @PeoplePowrd! Apply to develop some groundbreaking global projects on #CivicTech #DemoPart #ParticipatoryDemocracy!

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#DemoPart in action

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Scottish government recommits to having 1% of local government funds allocated by the people, through #ParticipatoryBudgeting!
#leadership #DemoPart

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