The “Missing Link” between Research and Society
Scoping report: Future challenges to democracy | CoP CC on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
The report from the European Commission identifies 10 key challenges and emerging trends impacting European democratic systems and suggests future policy options. These challenges are structured across three interconnected levels: citizens and societal dynamics, the information and knowledge environment, and institutions and the democratic system. This framework aims to provide a comprehensive and integrated view of democracy as a connected ecosystem, emphasising how challenges in one area can affect the entire system.
Critical Mess to Critical Mass: democratic innovation for collective climate action
How democratic innovation can build trust to unlock and mobilise collective intelligence for meaningful collective action. With Prof Oliver Escobar.
Connecting Research with Community - Civic Innovation Lab
Welcome to Civic Innovation Lab, where we drive social impact through collaborative solutions and empower communities. Join us in fostering sustainable development, co-creating initiatives, and advancing inclusive governance for a better future.
Citizen Participation (@oliverescobar.bsky.social)
Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Citizen Participation (@oliverescobar.bsky.social)
Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Democracy as a Scaled Collective Intelligence Process: Points of Vulnerability and Augmentation
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Five Dimensions of Scaling Democratic Deliberation: With and Beyond AI
DemocracyNext's new paper on Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI
Democracy and the Epistemic Commons
The Consilience Project is a publication of the Civilization Research Institute (CRI)
Consensus Democracy | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Decidim, a Technopolitical Network for Participatory Democracy
This Open Access book explains the philosophy, design principles, and community organization of Decidim and provides essential insights into the platform.
Another Democratic Future | Substack
DemocracyNext brings you stories, research, and reflections on the global deliberative wave. Click to read Another Democratic Future, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Policy Alternatives | CCPA
The CCPA is a non-partisan research institute providing in-depth analysis to help policy-makers, activists, and Canadians make informed, impactful decisions.
Democracy Policy Network
Together, we can build the foundation for a deeper democracy.
How will democracy work in the 21st century?
Exploring and understanding how democracy is and must evolve to support self governance and open societies into the future
How a permanent Citizens' Assembly in Paris passed a bill into law
Another Democratic Future | Substack
What Happens When You Have a Choice? : A Breakdown of The People's Assembly and Blacksky's Vision for Democratic Tooling
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