Networking [European] Democracy

Networking [European] Democracy

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1. Fingers crossed: More leaflets, then they’ll

understand

2. Back to the 50s ! (or before)

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3. Once more from the top: A constitutional convention

4. I want to tell you a narrative: A series of

conferences

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5. Occupy Europe (let 500 million General Assemblies bloom)

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We risk a crisis that undoes the gains of

sixty years.

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By Christmas, we’ll have a new Parliament

and Commission: a fresh start

From our experiments…

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Lewes

Using existing networks

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NHS Citizen

Networked participation infrastructure

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Networking democracy

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Open, organic and collaborative

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but with the structure democracy needs

Institutions that behave differently

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New! Improved!

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How?• Work outside the Brussels bubble

• Multiple small engagements not big staged conferences*

• Make networks of networks

• Ten commandments of new politics for the new Commission and Parliament

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So … over to you

• What should we do ?

• What should we demand ?

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