democracy

London councils write to Jenrick over ‘unworkable’ planning reforms

26.10.2020

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | democracy | England | local authorities | local democracy | London | planning for the future | Policy & Politics

Local authorities in London have joined together to write to housing secretary Robert Jenrick to express concerns about ‘unworkable’ reforms to the planning system and threats to democracy.
Tech landscape: The digital democratisation of engagement

09.12.2019

Dr David Janner Klausner

Commonplace | Community Engagement | democracy | Housing | tech landscape | Technology | UK

Public engagement has taken centre stage with reports from developers Grosvenor and Think Tank demos both highlighting a lack of trust and engagement in the local planning and development process. Dr David...
Deliberative democracy: a model for better engagement in planning

09.12.2019

Gavin Parker

austerity | Community Engagement | democracy | participation | Policy & Politics | Skeffington Report | UK

Amid widespread mistrust of the system, planners must find new ways to meaningfully re-engage the public, argues Gavin Parker
Democracy – a daring concept but should we give up on it?

31.01.2019

Louise Brooke-Smith

Community Engagement | democracy | Housing | housing shortage | LBS | local government | Policy & Politics | UK

We may need to tweak - or even overhaul - our local decision-making system if we are to solve the housing shortage and get the sensible, well-planned development the nation needs, argues Louise-Brooke ...
Politicians need activity as a substitute for achievement

20.04.2016

Chris Shepley

Community Engagement | democracy | politics | UK

Are our elected members so determined to prove they're doing something, anything, that they're suffocating democracy? Chris Shepley thinks they might be...
The devolution deception

20.01.2015

Robin Hambleton

city regions | Community Engagement | democracy | Devolution | England | Social infrastructure

England's core cities welcome the opportunity to take charge of their own affairs. But the government's proposals for devolution may not be all that they seem, argues Robin Hambleton of the University of the...