May 19, 2017 in podcast 3 min read Challenges Facing the Present and Future of Democracy (Friday, May 19 2017) Historical Post: https://www.meetup.com/DesigningOpenDemocracy/events/239625786/ Audio Summary: https://soundcloud.com/nick-merange/summary-challenges-facing-the-present-and-future-of-democracy Continue reading
January 25, 2017 in Meetup, Designing Open Democracy, Reform Proposals 2 min read What are the Proposals for Reform? (Wednesday, January 25 2017) This is a historical post from meetup.com, first meeting: https://www.meetup.com/DesigningOpenDemocracy/events/236606653/ , second meeting: https://www.meetup.com/DesigningOpenDemocracy/events/237420885/ Meeting Notes First Meeting https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wWn0GLrhoHocJgKWwoM8w4csAAI9cmrDEf376ZuoU84/edit Second Meeting https://docs.google.com/document/d/18adzCQwlS08v9AYkeOL6m0JxDWTjzsemI8UEfCuq9x4/edit Continue reading
December 19, 2016 in podcast 2 min read Inaugural Designing Open Democracy Meeting (Monday, December 19 2016) This is a historical post from meetup.com where we sent the first message after our very first meeting at 19/12/2016 Hello Everyone! Thanks very much to all who were able to attend the first Designing Open Democracy Meetup! Below, I wish to give everyone a summary of what was discussed for those who were unable to make it, here's a summary of what occurred: Introduction of attendees; background of their interest and involvement in democracy reform Basic concepts of democracy (direct, representative, deliberative and majoritarian) Continue reading