Online voting is central to digital engagement
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…
Political engagement: what have we learnt?
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…
Caring isn’t enough: to engage, people need to believe they can affect political change
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…
How calamity and injustice can bring us together: Brexit’s silver lining
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…
How digital democracy can boost political engagement
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…
Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics
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…
Young people and political engagement
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…
6 reforms to revitalise our democracy
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…
Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage
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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Political engagement in the UK: Starting a conversation
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…