The Practical Democracy Podcast
How can we improve democracy, today? In this podcast series, we at Delib speak with people working in publicly accountable organisations, civic society and the third sector to hear how they are making practical change.To find out more about how Delib is creating next generation engagement tools visit https://www.delib.net
Episodes
22 episodes
Play Streets: confident kids, connected communities
In 2009, frustrated that children couldn’t play outside like so many of us did growing up, friends Amy and Alice got together with neighbours to close their street to traffic and open it up for play. The
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Episode 10
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25:40
Building a better world with community-led development
The Onion Collective is a social enterprise that was founded by a group of mums from Watchet in Somerset, UK. Watchet is a town with high levels of deprivation and the founders shared a keen desi...
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Episode 9
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33:36
The impact of COVID-19 on political participation - with Dr Luca Bernardi
What stressors did COVID-19 cause, and what was their impact on people's political participation?Dr Luca Bernardi is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Liverpool. He and Ian Gotlib, a psychologist and professor at Stanfo...
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Episode 8
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26:53
Tackling unconscious bias in the geospatial sector with Julia Wagemann
Welcome back to the Practical Democacy Podcast. In this episode, we talk to Julia Wagemann, founder of Women+ in Geospatial, to talk about unconscious bias in the geospatial sector.Women+ in G...
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Episode 7
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30:41
Does our mental health effect democratic participation? With Antonis Kousoulis
We sit down with Dr Antonis Kousoulis, the Director of the Mental Health Foundation in England and Wales to chat about the relationship between mental health and public participation, the democratic landscape post-COVID and how we can remove th...
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Episode 6
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31:35
Car free cities through a gendered lens with Hirra Khan Adeogun
We talk to Hirra Khan Adeogun, head of car-free cities at Possible about transport through a gendered lens and how inclusive the current system is. Hirra Khan is currently leading on Possible’s landmark programme to k...
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Episode 5
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26:22
What are TROs and why should you care? With Mark Philpotts
How do changes to our road networks get made? Is the traffic order (TRO) process fit for purpose, and how do we achieve democratic buy-in? Mark Philpotts, a.k.a. the Ranty Highwayman, lifts the veil on how we improve UK ro...
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Episode 4
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30:56
Accessibility By Default With Léonie Watson & Lauren LaRocca
Compliance doesn't always mean inclusion.Join us to take a deep dive into all things accessibility with TetraLogical director Léonie Watson and our very own senior customer success manager and passionate accessibility advocate La...
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Episode 3
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38:17
Democracy in a climate emergency with Myf Nixon and Siôn Williams from My Society
On this episode, we’ll be talking about democracy in a time of climate emergency. How are local authorities working towards their climate action plans, and how can we as citizens make sense of it and hold them accountable? He...
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Episode 2
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44:53
Travel infrastructure for everyone featuring Will Norman
The way we travel is changing in the face of a climate emergency, but is the infrastructure we have ready for this change? In this episode, we talk to London walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman about how we can make active travel bette...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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The Practical Democracy Podcast Returns
The Practical Democracy podcast returns this summer and we've got a fantastic selection of guests and stimulating subjects to share. From London's walking and cycling commissioner, Will Norman talking about creating a travel infrastructure that...
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Young People & Local Democracy (Featuring Jackie Weaver)
We host a discussion between Jackie Weaver chief executive of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, Dr Rebecca Rumbul, head of research at My Society and Hattie Andrews, the director and founder of The Politics Project about why it’s impo...
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Episode 1
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34:15
10 Practical Democracy Retrospective
Delib rounds off Season 1 with a look back at some memorable moments from previous episodes of the Practical Democracy Podcast.
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Episode 10
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22:14
09 Simon Parker
Simon Parker speaks to Delib's Ben Fowkes about his recent post ‘Conservative anarchism, self-organisation and the future of government’.
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08 The Scrutiny Special with Ed Hammond
Director of Research and Campaigns at Centre for Public Scrutiny, Ed Hammond, speaks to Delib’s Ben Fowkes about what scrutiny actually is, and the role it plays within a functioning democracy.
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07 Dr. Roslyn Fuller
Digital Democracy expert, columnist and author Dr. Roslyn Fuller speaks to Delib's Ben Fowkes on how she became dedicated to working in the field, Athenian Democracy, the concept of anti-democrats and systematic problems with representative pol...
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06 Bex Rae-Evans
Delib's Ben Fowkes speaks to Bex Rae-Evans from Tech for Good Live on topics ranging from using service design in a time of crisis to helping organisations adapt to a new life working online.
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05 Carolyn Hassan
Delib's Ben Fowkes speaks with founder and director of Knowle West Media Centre in Bristol, Carolyn Hassan, on how they are supporting social action using technology and arts.
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04 Democracy in A time of Misery with Dr. Nicole Curato
Sociologist Dr. Nicole Curato chats to Delib's Ben Fowkes about her work and new book, 'Democracy in A time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedies to Deliberative Action'.Get Nicole's book:
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03 #NotWestminster Special Part 2
Kevin Davies, Head of Public Engagement at the National Assembly for Wales, speaks to Delib’s Ben Fowkes when attending #NotWestminster 2020.
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