Trust Democracy Committee member Anna Curnow describes how local government is starting to embrace more deliberative and participatory approaches for its “superpower” of being close to its communities.
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Mixing Democracy and Pleasure
Trust Democracy’s Chair, Simon Wright, reflects on attending the 2024 OECD Global Forum on Building Trust and Reinforcing Democracy in Milan.
For comment: Taiwan’s draft Open Government National Action Plan Results Report
Keitha Booth, an experienced reviewer of Open Government Partnership national action plans and a Trust Democracy member, invites public comment from Taiwan on the draft Independent Results Report for the Taiwan Open Government National Action Plan 2021-2024.
Emily Beausoleil speaks to Trust Democracy’s AGM
Watch the video or read the transcript of Dr. Emily Beausoleil speaking to Trust Democracy’s 2024 AGM on whether democracy in settler-colonial societies like ours is a weapon or a tool. Download her presentation slides and access Trust Democracy’s AGM reports, statements and minutes.
The Future of Democracy: John Gastil’s visit to New Zealand
Listen to interviews Prof John Gastil recorded while in New Zealand and find out about the events he presented at on the future of democracy and promising democratic innovations in Auckland and Wellington in June 2024.
Taiwan’s Open Government Co-Creation Brief 2024
Keitha Booth, who is a Reviewer for the Open Government Partnership Independent Review Mechanism and a Trust Democracy member, announces the publication of the Taiwan Open Government Co-Creation Brief 2024.
My democratic sauna in Estonia
After travelling 17,000 kilometres to the 2023 Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Tallinn, Estonia, Trust Democracy’s Chair, Simon Wright, reflects on one of the most energising and inspiring conferences he has attended. It was just a shame that he was the only New Zealand delegate. It would have been hugely beneficial for New Zealand ministers, politicians, officials and civil society reformers to have been there too.
A hunger for democratic innovation: the Irish Citizens’ Assembly and Polis in the words of their ‘creators’
Watch the video or read the transcript of ‘Democratic innovation: why we need it and how we can do it’, a webinar featuring Art O’Leary on his experience of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly and Colin Megill on Polis, one of the most promising tools for enabling large-scale online deliberation. The webinar was held on 14 June 2023 and was moderated by Anne Bardsley from Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland.
Michael Baker speaks to Trust Democracy’s AGM
Watch the video or read the transcript of Professor Michael Baker speaking to Trust Democracy’s 2023 AGM about disinformation, science, trust, democracy, and the newly established Public Health Communication Centre, download his presentation slides and access Trust Democracy’s AGM reports, statements and minutes.
We can’t let things slide: NZ’s democracy won’t be right!
Watch video recordings of Sanjay Pradhan, Helen Clark, Helmut Modlik, Andrew Ecclestone and Suzanne Snively presenting, and answering questions, at the Strengthening Democracy through Open Government event at the Victoria University of Wellington on 13 April 2023.