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What is people power? How do we get from individual action to participatory democracy? Which forms can successfully enable collaboration?

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RECEntly, from the Daily Alternative, on Democratic innovation:

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Alternative Editorial: Change Is An Open Goal
4TH SECTOR, A/UK EDITORIAL, BIG PICTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INGENUITY, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, SPRING, YES WE CAN
Alternative Editorial: Change Is An Open Goal
4TH SECTOR, A/UK EDITORIAL, BIG PICTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INGENUITY, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, SPRING, YES WE CAN
4TH SECTOR, A/UK EDITORIAL, BIG PICTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INGENUITY, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, SPRING, YES WE CAN
Large protest more effective, non-violent ones more potent, unified goals win more support. And police oppression tends to help… The science of protest
ACTION, SOCIO-POLITICS, YOUTH, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE
Large protest more effective, non-violent ones more potent, unified goals win more support. And police oppression tends to help… The science of protest
ACTION, SOCIO-POLITICS, YOUTH, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE
ACTION, SOCIO-POLITICS, YOUTH, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE
Sent to sleep by General Election campaigning? Then enjoy this recent “phenomenal conversation” on Indra Adnan’s The Politics of Waking Up
POWU, POWU-BOOK, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, YES WE CAN, PLANETARIAN, LOCALISM, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM
Sent to sleep by General Election campaigning? Then enjoy this recent “phenomenal conversation” on Indra Adnan’s The Politics of Waking Up
POWU, POWU-BOOK, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, YES WE CAN, PLANETARIAN, LOCALISM, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM
POWU, POWU-BOOK, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, YES WE CAN, PLANETARIAN, LOCALISM, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM
Alternative Editorial: Stop The Parade
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NEW ECONOMICS, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE
Alternative Editorial: Stop The Parade
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NEW ECONOMICS, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NEW ECONOMICS, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE
“Games providing the impression or actuality of more autonomy are growing in popularity”, says prog games-maker Keir Milburn
ACTION, A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INGENUITY, LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
“Games providing the impression or actuality of more autonomy are growing in popularity”, says prog games-maker Keir Milburn
ACTION, A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INGENUITY, LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
ACTION, A BETTER MEDIA, ARTISTS, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INGENUITY, LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
Alternative Editorial: New Parties Are A Tricky Solution
A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN
Alternative Editorial: New Parties Are A Tricky Solution
A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN
A/UK EDITORIAL, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN
Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits - and winning through "lawfare"
YOUTH, PRACTICE, GLOBALISTS, PLANETARIAN, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, BEHAVIOUR, ACTION, NEW ENERGY SOURCES
Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits - and winning through "lawfare"
YOUTH, PRACTICE, GLOBALISTS, PLANETARIAN, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, BEHAVIOUR, ACTION, NEW ENERGY SOURCES
YOUTH, PRACTICE, GLOBALISTS, PLANETARIAN, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, BEHAVIOUR, ACTION, NEW ENERGY SOURCES
“Who is more to blame for this farrago? Politicians for perpetuating it or us for going along with it?” The reluctant candidacy of Carne Ross, anarchist
SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS
“Who is more to blame for this farrago? Politicians for perpetuating it or us for going along with it?” The reluctant candidacy of Carne Ross, anarchist
SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS
SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN, POLITICAL CULTURE, PARTY POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENTALISTS
Online spaces have become the new schools of association. Unless democracy reigns there, it is in peril everywhere, says Nathan Schneider
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, POLITICAL CULTURE
Online spaces have become the new schools of association. Unless democracy reigns there, it is in peril everywhere, says Nathan Schneider
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, POLITICAL CULTURE
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, POLITICAL CULTURE
The “neuropolitics” of our brains makes sense of the endless fear-mongering of the UK Election’s main players. But care can also be triggered
A BETTER MEDIA, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
The “neuropolitics” of our brains makes sense of the endless fear-mongering of the UK Election’s main players. But care can also be triggered
A BETTER MEDIA, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
A BETTER MEDIA, PARTY POLITICS, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION
Alternative Editorial: Alternative Manifesting
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, SOCIO-POLITICS
Alternative Editorial: Alternative Manifesting
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, SOCIO-POLITICS
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, SOCIO-POLITICS
Taiwan's Audrey Tang, visionary for digital democracy, has a new book and a new documentary. Both are about the power of "plurality"
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, SOCIO-POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, PARTY POLITICS, INGENUITY, GLOBALISTS, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, A BETTER MEDIA
Taiwan's Audrey Tang, visionary for digital democracy, has a new book and a new documentary. Both are about the power of "plurality"
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, SOCIO-POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, PARTY POLITICS, INGENUITY, GLOBALISTS, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, A BETTER MEDIA
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, SOCIO-POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, PARTY POLITICS, INGENUITY, GLOBALISTS, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, A BETTER MEDIA
What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” - a world in which commons are viable & valued - could tell us
BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTOR
What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” - a world in which commons are viable & valued - could tell us
BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTOR
BIG PICTURE, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTOR
“Each time you write code, you're engaged in regulation—a type of governance.” Nathan Schneider wants decentralised tech to grow up
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, REGEN ECONOMIES, COMMUNITY, ACTION FORUM
“Each time you write code, you're engaged in regulation—a type of governance.” Nathan Schneider wants decentralised tech to grow up
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, REGEN ECONOMIES, COMMUNITY, ACTION FORUM
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, REGEN ECONOMIES, COMMUNITY, ACTION FORUM
“A post-capitalist, non-rivalrous future in which commons architectures & civic utilities replace state & corporations.” The ambition of Open Civics
YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, MANIFESTOS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, COMMUNITY
“A post-capitalist, non-rivalrous future in which commons architectures & civic utilities replace state & corporations.” The ambition of Open Civics
YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, MANIFESTOS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, COMMUNITY
YES WE CAN, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIO-POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, PLANETARIAN, MANIFESTOS, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, COMMUNITY
It's startling to map what kinds of AI Big Tech pursues, for profit. What if public good were prioritised? What would we see then?
TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, FUTURES, REGEN ECONOMIES
It's startling to map what kinds of AI Big Tech pursues, for profit. What if public good were prioritised? What would we see then?
TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, FUTURES, REGEN ECONOMIES
TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, FUTURES, REGEN ECONOMIES