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THE CHALLENGE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD DEMOCRACY




                                                  THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

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Government struggles with two concepts of localism




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We, The People




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We, The Council




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These aren’t incompatible ...




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... if we get participation and representation to work together




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With neighbourhood budgeting ...




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... and neighbourhood planning ...




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... Government has given communities the toughest issues.




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And in referendums, the worst way to decide on them.




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We know what we want



                        1. Community-level participation
                        2. Available to as many people as want
                        to participate
                        3. That informs people of context and
                        data
                        4. Gives them opportunities to discuss
                        things
                        5. Takes positions but makes decisions
                        only alongside traditional methods
                        6. A meaningful role for councillors


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And we know some do’s and don’ts




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Don’t build a portal




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Don’t create hungry mouths




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Really don’t build a portal




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Use networks of networks




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Go where people are




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And we know the challenges




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The Bertolt Brecht Problem

                                                     “The Secretary of the Writer's Union
                                                     Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
                                                     Stating that the people
                                                     Had forfeited the confidence of the government
                                                     And could win it back only
                                                     By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
                                                     In that case for the government
                                                     To dissolve the people
                                                     And elect another?”

                                                     Brecht, “The Solution”




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Managing online/offline connexions




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Paranoia management




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National/local/hyperlocal




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Governance




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Can we turn a fairy story into a blueprint ?




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by Anthony Zacharzewski for the Democratic Society, 2012




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