Video: Youth participation through participatory budgeting
Youth PB is a process in which young people have a say over the spending of public funds in a school or community setting. This short video animation was produced…
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The Southwark Climate Change Citizens’ Jury
Introduction The jury saw 25 local citizens consider the question, ‘What needs to change in Southwark to tackle the emergency of climate change fairly and effectively for people and nature?’…
Democratic Innovations Under Threat
The terrible news from Ukraine fills our newspapers and social media. It is worth mentioning alongside the tragic and unnecessary human cost is the threat to democratic innovation, including those…
Beyond the framework: the co-benefits of deliberation
A new paper examining Shared Future’s Leeds Climate Change Citizens Jury highlights the co-benefits of deliberation. Local authorities wanting to achieve meaningful carbon reduction, are increasingly turning towards public engagement.…
Annual Review 2021
In these times of deepening democratic deficit, with trust in government at an all time low and social inequality spiralling, we believe it is more important than ever to place…
The Local Climate Engagement Programme
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Local Climate Engagement (LCE) is a new programme to support local authorities from across England and the political spectrum to deliver high-quality public engagement projects on climate policy. Which…