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*[http://www.communitychartering.org/ Community Chartering Network] | *[http://www.communitychartering.org/ Community Chartering Network] | ||
*In This Together, 11 July 2011, [http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/in-this-together neweconomics.org], tells the stories of people who are improving public services by working with the people who use them and delivering public services in a radically different way. It describes a range of practical projects and includes personal testimonies from individuals directly involved. These examples have at their heart equal and reciprocal relationships between professionals, people using services, their families and neighbours – an approach known as ‘co-production’. | *In This Together, 11 July 2011, [http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/in-this-together neweconomics.org], tells the stories of people who are improving public services by working with the people who use them and delivering public services in a radically different way. It describes a range of practical projects and includes personal testimonies from individuals directly involved. These examples have at their heart equal and reciprocal relationships between professionals, people using services, their families and neighbours – an approach known as ‘co-production’. | ||
*[https://neweconomics.org/1998/06/participation-works Participation Works], 21 Techniques to encourage community participation, 14 June, 1998 ''added 17:05, 17 February 2020 (UTC)'' | |||
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-and-accountable-local-government-plain-english-guide Open and accountable local government: plain English guide], GOV.UK - A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government. | *[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-and-accountable-local-government-plain-english-guide Open and accountable local government: plain English guide], GOV.UK - A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government. | ||
*[http://www.placecheck.info/ Placecheck] | *[http://www.placecheck.info/ Placecheck] | ||
*[https://www.writetothem.com/ WriteToThem] provides contact details for elected representatives at all levels of UK government, and users can send messages to them directly from the site. {{W|MySociety#WriteToThem}} | *[https://www.writetothem.com/ WriteToThem] provides contact details for elected representatives at all levels of UK government, and users can send messages to them directly from the site. {{W|MySociety#WriteToThem}} | ||
*[http://issuu.com/newcitizenshipproject/docs/ncp_report/1 This is the #CitizenShift], by New Citizenship Project | *[http://issuu.com/newcitizenshipproject/docs/ncp_report/1 This is the #CitizenShift], by New Citizenship Project | ||
*Resources from [http://www.involve.org.uk/resources involve.org.uk] | |||
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EventsOct 17 - 24 Pop Up Tomorrow, 2019, Thu-Thu Why it mattersIn the UK, three out of five – 60.3% of the voting population, (Jan 2020) – are unhappy with the functioning of our democracy. In 2005, levels of democratic dissatisfaction in the UK stood at 32.8%, despite the Iraq war. [1] CampaignsUnlock Democracy, campaigns for a more participatory democracy in Britain. It continues to work with and support other organisations such as Local Works on the Sustainable Communities Act. W Flatpack democracyError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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MapsThe Civic Crowd, aims to map initiatives and ideas for citizen-powered change, providing an open public domain resource Quotes“Where democracy counts most it is nowhere to be seen…by the time we are asked for our opinion, there will be little left to discuss but the colour of the road signs”. George Monbiot [3] ResearchWe’re all in this together: harnessing user and community co - production of public outcomes, Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler, June 2013 birmingham.ac.uk Democratic Audit, independent research organisation, established as a not-for-profit company, and based at the London School of Economics. "Our core objective is to advance education, and to undertake and promote research into, the quality and effectiveness of UK democracy." VideoError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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