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Just saw intriguing post on Delib blog and looked for more information on a film called The ‘Rise and Fall of Michael Rimmer.’ This is a 1970 satire around pompous, obsessive political ambition, back-stabbing political ladder climbing and simplistic thinking which sends participatory democracy completely bonkers. The film stars the wonderful Peter Cook in the lead [ READ MORE ]
Follow discussion around the Localism Bill which has had its second reading today. The DCLG ‘Plain English Guide‘ sets out four headings: new freedoms and flexibilities for local government new rights and powers for communities and individuals reform to make the planning system more democratic and more effective reform to ensure that decisions about housing [ READ MORE ]
How is the ‘Big Society’ cutting it? The nef report analyses the opportunities and threats of the ‘Big Society’ vision, and how it will effect businesses, the third sector and democracy. There are loads of challenges but nef sees the progressive potential of the ‘Big Society’ as lying in: Encouraging citizens’ involvement and action Recognising that everyone [ READ MORE ]
Bibliography of articles concerning social network sites. For an overview of this space, including a definition of “social network sites,” a history of SNSs, and a literature review, see boyd & Ellison’s 2007 introduction to the JCMC Special Issue on Social Network Sites, Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship[ READ MORE ]