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*Rights & Democracy*

Online voting is central to digital engagement

Ian Brook 19 October 2016 Online voting is central to digital engagement2016-10-19T12:09:40+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 3 Comments
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license   Digital democracy has taken centre stage of late. Indeed, Bright Green’s recent piece: How digital democracy can boost political engagement, combined with…
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Political engagement: what have we learnt?

Bradley Allsop 10 October 2016 Political engagement: what have we learnt?2016-10-10T09:30:25+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Democracy- by flicker user Sara:    Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series   For the last few weeks Bright Green has been publishing a series of articles on political…
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Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change

Bradley Allsop 13 September 2016 Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change2017-03-21T21:00:36+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series As a psychologist, you face a unique problem: everyone and their dog thinks they know the subject as well as you, someone…
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How calamity and injustice can bring us together: Brexit’s silver lining

Sam Brooke 30 August 2016 How calamity and injustice can bring us together: Brexit’s silver lining2017-03-21T21:00:12+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
An activist holding a "Bregret" sign   Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series   On the morning of the 24th June 2016, there were waves of political change…
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How digital democracy can boost political engagement

Alex Powell 27 August 2016 How digital democracy can boost political engagement2017-04-24T13:06:21+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 4 Comments
Keyboard- by Marcie Casas, Creative Commons license Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series This isn't a great time to be on the left. There can be no denying…
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Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics

Jack Adamson 22 August 2016 Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics2017-03-21T21:00:00+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
  Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series British politics in 2016 is in a peculiar state. Our society is recovering from the recent EU referendum in which the…
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Young people and political engagement

Amelia Womack 19 August 2016 Young people and political engagement2017-03-21T20:59:40+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Young people and politics Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series There is one issue that always stands out when people discuss what I do as Deputy Leader. It’s…
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6 reforms to revitalise our democracy

Josiah Mortimer 16 August 2016 6 reforms to revitalise our democracy2017-03-21T20:54:26+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Democracy- by flicker user Sara (Creative Commons) Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series   If there’s anything we can read into it, the EU referendum laid bare the…
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Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage

Arte Artemiou 14 August 2016 Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage2017-03-21T20:52:53+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
A golden mask, by 'poropitia outside the box' on flickr Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series   “The arts are inherently political” is a phrase I heard a…
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*Editorials*

Political engagement in the UK: Starting a conversation

Bradley Allsop 14 August 2016 Political engagement in the UK: Starting a conversation2017-03-21T20:53:09+00:00 *Editorials* 1 Comment
Part of Bright Green's new political engagement series As a species we face truly existential threats. The creeping financialisation of western economies is dampening innovation and progress whilst shackling the…
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