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Will the ECI make (April) fools of European Citizens?
The European Citizens Initiative could be a step towards a more participative EU. But for it to be a success, the European Commission will need to prove it’s serious about listening to citizens. Apologies for the title. But when the European Citizens’ … more » – Will the ECI make (April) fools of European Citizens?
Planet Under Pressure part 2 – Moving from fear to hope
“Our generation of scientists, policymakers, industry and civil society must do everything within our power to change course towards global sustainability. We must do no less for the sake of our children and our children’s children” Planet Under Pressure Co-Chairs … more » – Planet Under Pressure part 2 – Moving from fear to hope
Planet under pressure – Science’s warning to the world
A global gathering of scientists and academics are meeting this week in London in advance of the Rio +20 Summit on Environment and Development to wake up the world to our responsibility to the Earth. In the first day of … more » – Planet under pressure – Science’s warning to the world
Involve submission on the future of local government
Involve have submitted responses to the Civic Enterprise Call for Evidence on the Future of Local Government. Today we’ve just posted two additional submissions to the Civic Enterprise Commission to contribute to the one we submitted before Christmas. We think … more » – Involve submission on the future of local government
Webinar 3: Elected representatives and community engagement
Today, 16th March, we held the third webinar in our series on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme. In this session, Mary Reid, a former (and undefeated) councillor, mayor and cabinet member in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames spoke about elected representatives and community … more » – Webinar 3: Elected representatives and community engagement
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Tagged community engagement, councillors, Creative Councils, democracy, elected representatives, NESTA, politicians, public engagement, webinar series
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Are risk and uncertainty really too difficult for the public?*
The debates about many areas of science and technology are contentious and can be highly polarised. How can more transparency and greater openness help decision-making? This is the second of two posts inspired by a recent Cambridge University Centre for Science … more » – Are risk and uncertainty really too difficult for the public?*
Understanding the precautionary principle*
This is the first in a short series of posts pulling together my thoughts from a recent conference on Risk and Uncertainty. This first post focuses on the Precautionary Principle and its application to public engagement. One of the biggest … more » – Understanding the precautionary principle*
Two things you need to know about… Public Engagement
What are the two things you need to know about public engagement? I finally got round to reading the Saturday paper from a fortnight ago – I blame the kids for my tardiness. I was intrigued by this little piece … more » – Two things you need to know about… Public Engagement
Sciencewise-ERC programme announced
Involve will be joining forces with the British Science Association and AEA technology to deliver the next three year phase of the Sciencewise-ERC programme. We’re really excited today to be able to announce that we’ll be joining AEA and the … more » – Sciencewise-ERC programme announced
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Tagged british science association, citizens, dialogue, science dialogue, sciencewise
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Webinar 2: Positively Deviant
Today, 2nd March, we held the second webinar in our series on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme. In this session, Jane Lewis, from Woodward Lewis and Susan Ritchie, an Involve associate and director of Mutual Gain, gave an introduction to Positive Deviance. Positive Deviance (PD) is an … more » – Webinar 2: Positively Deviant
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Tagged behaviour change, community engagement, Creative Councils, NESTA, Positive Deviance, webinar series
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