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As the contributors to The City Is the Factory argue, this resurgent politics of the square is itself part of a broader shift in the primary locations and targets of popular protest from the workplace to the city.
This book looks at open data practices historically and from the perspective of those currently involved in advocating for making government data freely available
As we move into an era of unprecedented volumes of data and computing power, the benefits aren't for business alone. Data can help citizens access government, hold it accountable and build new services to help themselves. Simply making data available is not sufficient. The use of data for the public good is being driven by a distributed community of media, nonprofits, academics and civic advocates. This report from O'Reilly Radar highlights the principles of data in the public good, and surveys areas where data is already being used to great effect, covering: Consumer finance Transit data Government transparency Data journalism Aid and development Crisis and emergency response Healthcare
Located at the nexus between politics and the digital, this PhD thesis wants to shed light on the changing dynamics, opportunities and challenges citizens and parties are confronted with due to ongoing technological changes
It begins with a startlingly basic question: "e;Why don't we the people govern?"e; In this provocative book, the authors mount a powerful case that the time has come for more direct democracy in the United States, showing that the
Anyone can play a role in helping scientists collect data about the natural world. In this book, students will learn how the collection and use of data plays an important role in projects of all kinds.
Democracy requires a connection to the 'will of the people'. What does that mean in a world of 'fake news', relentless advocacy, dialogue mostly among the like-minded, and massive spending to manipulate public opinion?
In this book, the narrator learns about the importance of rules in a community
This book considers the radical effects the emergence of social media and digital politics have had on the way that advocacy organisations mobilise and organise citizens into political participation
For those looking to organize for the first time or for seasoned activists looking to update their repertoire, the time is ripe for a playbook like Becoming a Citizen Activist.
This volume draws on the ecojustice, citizen science and youth activism literature base in science education and applies the ideas to situated tensions as they are either analyzed theoretically or praxiologically within science education ...
PRAISE FOR SMART CITIES, SMART FUTURE "Mike and Cornelia have managed to distill hundreds of ideas, sources, milestones, technologies and dreams into a thoughtful 'showcase of tomorrow'. . . their analysis, synthesis and narrative make this ...
The book provides a practical and step-by-step guide that will help young people learn to identify their social action passions and plan, launch, and support social action initiatives.
The powerful potential of digital media to engage citizens in political actions has now crossed our news screens many times
The essays in this collection use case studies to address four vital issues of modern social advocacy
From a perspective of practice, this research offers new insights into how organizations might recognize and more confidently integrate key design attitude capabilities that can result not only in social innovation outcomes, but also in ...
Why are some civic associations better than others at getting - and keeping - people involved in activism? From MoveOn.org to the National Rifle Association, Health Care for America Now to the Sierra Club, membership-based civic associations constantly seek to engage people in civic and political action. What makes some more effective than others? Using in-person observations, surveys, and field experiments, this book compares organizations with strong records of engaging people in health and environmental politics to those with weaker records. To build power, civic associations need quality and quantity (or depth and breadth) of activism. They need lots of people to take action and also a cadre of leaders to develop and execute that activity. Yet, models for how to develop activists and leaders are not necessarily transparent. This book provides these models to help associations build the power they want and support a healthy democracy. In particular, the book examines organizing, mobilizing, and lone wolf models of engagement and shows how highly active associations blend mobilizing and organizing to transform their members' motivations and capacities for involvement. This is not a simple story about the power of offline versus online organizing. Instead, it is a story about how associations can blend both online and offline strategies to build their activist base. In this compelling book, Hahrie Han explains how civic associations can invest in their members and build the capacity they need to inspire action.
The book offers a valuable interdisciplinary dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of the increasingly influential space of civic media
This second edition examines new strategies, tactics, issues, and grassroots campaigns, and revisits whether activists have learned from past mistakes.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Civil Society.
This book traces an array of important political and social movements from their inception to their apex, with plentiful side discussions of notable proponents.
Do we live in a democracy? Have we ever practiced democratic education?
The Activists' Handbook is a powerful guide to social change activism and an essential resource for anyone ready to make a difference.
Microsoft's program to "preserve, protect, and advance the fundamentals of democracy by safeguarding open and secure democratic processes, promoting a healthy information ecosystem, and advocating for corporate civic responsibility."
¿Quién vigila a los vigilantes?
Lima, PeruEste proyecto nace con la intención de ser una campaña de sensibilización para proteger el derecho a la protesta y denunciar la persecución policial en espacios digitales.
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Kosovo (Kosova)Bëj dhe shfleto kërkesa për te Drejten e Informimit (DI)
Democracy R&D Conference
TorontoThe annual Democracy R&D conference is the leading international event for people who fund, run, commission, study and advocate for Citizens’ Assemblies.
Relationality Lab
St Louis, MOWe help people who nurture relationships that drive change prove that their work has impact.
In the period between the beginning of 2021 and the middle of 2022, we investigated open-source digital infrastructures used by communities that are under the constant threat of violation of civil and environmental rights.
Jasy Renyhê Ecofeministas
Bolivia (Buliwya / Wuliwya / Volívia)Somos una organización de mujeres que tiene como principal objetivo acompañar los procesos de mujeres indígenas y campesinas para constituir un espacio donde las experiencias femeninas confluyan en actos, espacios, instrumentos de visibilización, y nuevos aprendizajes para enfrentar las estructuras y prácticas patriarcales que nos someten.
Hashtag Generation
Colombo, Sri LankaHashtag Generation is a non profit organization and movement led and run by a group of young tech-savvy, socially conscious Sri Lankans advocating for the meaningful civic and political participation of youth, especially young women and young people from minority groups
Prathya
Colombo, Sri LankaPrathya is an online ecosystem of support for persons affected by OGBV in Sri Lanka developed by the organizations Hashtag Generation and Delete Nothing and was launched in October 2022.
#GotaGoGama
Sri Lanka#GotaGoHome: The hashtag that defined Sri Lanka’s revolution
Fairness Without Categories: Enabling Collective Action for Algorithmic Accountability
Berkeley, CA, USAThis project [by Jessica Dai], in collaboration with Deb Raji, explores designing a framework for the general public to report and contest large-scale harms from algorithmic decision making systems (ADS).
IAP2 USA is a nationwide organization that leads, advances and advocates for best practices in public participation. It is a home and community for people who believe good decisions can be made together.
The Impact and Opportunities of Generative AI in Fact-Checking
Washington state, USAPaper by ROBERT WOLFE and TANUSHREE MITRA, University of Washington, United States
This website tells a story of how a little known legal [corporate tribunal] mechanism is enriching fossil fuel corporations with public money, delaying climate action and threatening our future.
Digital Identity in Public Benefits Research
Georgetown University, Washington, DCThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Digital Benefits Network (DBN) at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) are collaborating on a two-year-long collaborative research and development project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to better support the implementation of public benefits policy and delivery while balancing security, privacy, equity, and usability.
Former president Bolsonaro claimed 600,000 attended a rally for him, but researchers used the tool to prove it was less than a third of that.
The IAAA is a community of practice that aims to advance and organise the algorithmic auditing profession, promote AI auditing standards, certify best practices and contribute to the emergence of Responsible AI.
Media Impact Monitor
Germany (Deutschland)a collaborative project aimed at enabling protest groups and NGOs to evaluate their impact on public discourse.
Social Change Lab
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Using social movement research to tackle the world's most pressing problems
Online to Offline Strategy Group
United States of America (the)The Online to Offline Strategy Group (O2O) is a worker-self-directed nonprofit dedicated to winning structural change by building people-centered, digitally-empowered movements.
Rally (Relentless)
United States of America (the)Rally was built by organizers, for organizers, specifically to measure and scale relational programs.
Relentless
United States of America (the)Relentless builds relational mobilization programs and tech to unlock the political power of the relationships we already have.
Eye On Corruption
GhanaEye on Corruption App is a mobile application which allows people to report/submit a corruption related complaint to the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC).
Take Back Tech II
Chicago, ILTake Back Tech is a gathering for organizers, advocates, academics, and workers who are looking for a space to deepen the connections and strategies we'll need to combat technology's worst harms.
Community Tech Lab
Brooklyn, NYThe Community Tech Lab is a hands-on tech and digital equity learning space located at El Puente’s flagship Leadership Center in South Williamsburg.
Public AI Google Group
United States of America (the)People and organizations working on, contributing to, and advocating for public AI
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