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Citizen participation in challenging issues
Society is changing faster than ever; decisions made at national or even global level can impact directly on the lives of individual citizens in profound ways. The people taking these decisions are not just politicians; they can be scientists working on the development of a new technology, economists in central banks or consumers on the far side of the planet. This disconnect between decision makers and those affected by decision is one of the most serious problems facing democracy in the 21st century. Involve carries out research and develops new practice exploring how citizens can be engaged in complex technical or political debates which may require action at multiple levels, local, national and international.
The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
Drawing from compelling results and evaluation findings of a range of public dialogues around climate change, Involve argue there is clear evidence that engaging people in a meaningful way has the potential to change attitudes and behaviours towards tackling climate … more » – The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
2050 Pathways Public Dialogue
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) developed a series of online tools to engage the public in choices the UK has to make to move to a secure, low-carbon energy system over the period to 2050. Involve supported Ipsos … more » – 2050 Pathways Public Dialogue
A global development framework after 2015: Engaging poor people in its formulation
This is a report of a workshop which began to identify the major components of a strategy to engage poor people in developing a new set of development goals. We are now less than four years away from 2015, the date … more » – A global development framework after 2015: Engaging poor people in its formulation
Deliberative Public Engagement – Nine Principles
The aim of this document is to encourage and support good quality deliberative public engagement activities. Deliberative public engagement is a distinctive approach to involving people in decision-making. It is different from other forms of engagement in that it is about giving … more » – Deliberative Public Engagement – Nine Principles
Nudge, Think or Shove: Shifting values and attitudes towards sustainability
The paper considers the benefits and drawbacks of ‘nudge’, ‘think’ and ‘shove’, and explores how the three approaches can complement one another. Pursuing sustainability requires widespread shifts in public behaviour. This briefing builds on a recent House of Lords roundtable … more » – Nudge, Think or Shove: Shifting values and attitudes towards sustainability
Effectiveness of Multilateral Aid Agencies: Understanding stakeholder views
Involve was commissioned to support stakeholders to feed their views about the effectiveness of multilateral aid agencies into DFID’s Multilateral Aid Review. Nearly half of DFID’s total programme funding is provided through multilateral organisations. The coalition Government wanted to review … more » – Effectiveness of Multilateral Aid Agencies: Understanding stakeholder views
What the public say: public engagement in national decision-making
The paper written by Involve on behalf of Sciencewise-ERC provides an evaluation of the experiences of citizens who have taken part in public dialogue processes, and puts forward a number of recommendations in response. The paper considers what citizens have said about … more » – What the public say: public engagement in national decision-making
Alberta Climate Dialogue
The “Alberta Climate Dialogue: Deliberative Democracy and Climate Change in Alberta and Beyond” was a project led by the University of Alberta in Canada. Involve was delighted to be part of a project that explored how the direct participation of … more » – Alberta Climate Dialogue
Talking for a Change
This report sets out the need for a distributed dialogue approach to complex issues, such as climate change and the ageing society. The nature of the challenges that governments are dealing with have changed – they are now much less … more » – Talking for a Change
Looking Beyond Copenhagen: citizens’ views of climate change
On September 26th, 100 people from Kettering in the UK were part of the most extensive global consultation ever held and the first of its kind. This report presents the findings and recommendations from the Kettering debate. According to the … more » – Looking Beyond Copenhagen: citizens’ views of climate change