Duncan O'Leary
Duncan works on projects looking at public services, skills and work.
at 9:39am on Tuesday, 14th February 2006
Talking to the public about science can be a controversial matter. Really controversial, sometimes. But it seems the Conserative Party has decided that it's not such a bad idea: launching the Tories' energy review Alan Duncan says:
Engaging the public in direct participation and public deliberation is something that Demos has long been interested in. Jack has been rounding up unsuspecting members of the public for our nanodialogues project (thinking about the future of nanotecnology). Our Glasgow 2020 project is a proces of mass immagination to help the people of Glasgow think about the future of their city - and the role they can play in it. And much of our work on public services is based around the core idea of involving the public in shaping their own services.
All of this adds up to what we call Everyday Democracy - creating more meaningful opportuntites for people to participate in democractic decision making. Perhaps Ken Clarke and his Democracy taskforce should be asking for a wider remit...
Talking to the public about science can be a controversial matter. Really controversial, sometimes. But it seems the Conserative Party has decided that it's not such a bad idea: launching the Tories' energy review Alan Duncan says:
"The review will invite contributions from the public as well as scientific experts, consumer and environmental groups, business users and energy providers."
Engaging the public in direct participation and public deliberation is something that Demos has long been interested in. Jack has been rounding up unsuspecting members of the public for our nanodialogues project (thinking about the future of nanotecnology). Our Glasgow 2020 project is a proces of mass immagination to help the people of Glasgow think about the future of their city - and the role they can play in it. And much of our work on public services is based around the core idea of involving the public in shaping their own services.
All of this adds up to what we call Everyday Democracy - creating more meaningful opportuntites for people to participate in democractic decision making. Perhaps Ken Clarke and his Democracy taskforce should be asking for a wider remit...
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