Democracy
Democracy Needs Encounters
Jörn Fritzenkötter • Democracy Needs Encounters - A Book Review
centuries-old institutions are increasingly inadequate for confronting ascendant authoritarians. Merely defending a certain sort of democracy is no way to help democracy as an ideal.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
For democracy to thrive, citizens don’t just have to have trust in their institutions, but also need to have trust in one another. Without spaces to encounter shared experiences, diverse perspectives and differing opinions, that trust diminishes.
Democracy Needs Encounters - A Book Review
What kinds of spaces do we need to foster trust? How can we ensure that these spaces are accessible, inclusive and effective? The existence of open, safe and easily accessible spaces for communities is not the only condition for success. In addition, we need to multiply initiatives and test new approaches that create welcoming environments for deep... See more
Jörn Fritzenkötter • Democracy Needs Encounters - A Book Review
Civic hackers began to scrape government websites (usually with the suffix gov[dot]tw) and build alternative formats for data display and interaction for the same website, hosting them at g0v.tw. These “forked” versions of government websites often ended up being more popular, leading some government ministers, like Simon Chang to begin “merging” t... See more
A citizens’ assembly is a group of people who are brought together to learn about and discuss an issue or issues, and reach conclusions about what they think should happen.
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‘Deliberation’ is long and careful discussion crafted towards making a decision. Deliberative processes emphasise the importance of reflection and informed discussion in decision-making. This allows people to adopt more nuanced positions on the issues at hand, with a better understanding of the trade-offs inherent in a given decision.
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Citizens' Assembly
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- Increase the capability of local people to have a greater say over decisions that affect their communities and their everyday lives;
- Encourage new relationships and build trust between citizens and local authorities;
- Strengthen local civil society by encouraging participation in local institutions.