by kultur.work | May 21, 2023 | Blog, News and Comment
The following is an extract from ‘Can Democracy safeguard the Future’—By Graham Smith, Polity Press, 2021. Participatory democracy would appear to be a counterintuitive approach to long-term governance. The short-sightedness of the public is widely viewed...
by kultur.work | Apr 7, 2023
FDSD submitted a response to Sarah Boyack MSP on the proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill on 24 March 2023. We highlighted the importance of adopting a long-term perspective in policymaking to ensure the wellbeing of current and future...
by kultur.work | Oct 11, 2022 | News and Comment
As part of their ongoing research on Present Democracy for Future Generations, the Laboratory of Ethics and Political Philosophy in the Nova University, Lisbon’s Institute of Philosophy, Ifilnova, held a conference on 19-20 September 2022 on Constitutionalizing the...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 24, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 22nd March 2022 the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sous, announced that he is to champion intergenerational fairness. This announcement took part in an event hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, who have been working with the School Of...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 24, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 16th March 2022 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority launched Manchester’s first Community Wealth Hub. The development of this hub arose from a recommendation of the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission to “Create a Community Wealth Hub...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 9, 2022
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act places obligations on 44 public bodies in Wales to meet Well-being goals while maintaining the sustainable development principle. The Act also establishes a Future Generations Commissioner for Wales as a new institution...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 9, 2022
On 4th May 2020 the first Future Generations Report was published by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, as part of her statutory duties. The report was published under the 2016 to 2021 administration of the Welsh Government and marked 5 years...
by John Lotherington | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, News and Comment
Regional disparities have haunted policy makers in the UK for generations – regional economic agencies have come and gone, motorways were built to reconnect economic centres, subsidies were tried and then more market forces. But, as we emerge from the pandemic,...
by Ariella Shalev | Feb 2, 2022
Regional disparities have haunted policy makers in the UK for generations – regional economic agencies have come and gone, motorways were built to reconnect economic centres, subsidies were tried and then more market forces. But, as we emerge from the pandemic,...
by Ariella Shalev | Dec 8, 2021
The Wellbeing for Future Generations (Wales) Act became law in 2015. A previous FDSD blog reflected on development of the Act from my perspective as Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales from 2011-16, setting out its genesis in the devolution process. This is now...
by Peter Davies | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, News and Comment
The Wellbeing for Future Generations (Wales) Act became law in 2015. A previous FDSD blog reflected on development of the Act from my perspective as Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales from 2011-16, setting out its genesis in the devolution process. This is now...
by kultur.work | Apr 23, 2021
On May 20th 2021 FDSD held a launch event for a new book by Prof Graham Smith, Chair of FDSD and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. In Can Democracy Safeguard the Future? Graham asks why democracies repeatedly...
by kultur.work | Mar 6, 2021 | News and Comment
Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust policies for the long term. In his new book, Can...
by kultur.work | Oct 14, 2020
How can we nurture visions of the good life that preserve nature and protect the interests of future generations? Can new institutions help us to re-invigorate democracy? Can creativity inspire us to conserve what we love? How can we become the ‘good ancestors’ we...
by kultur.work | Apr 29, 2020
From today to tomorrow is a project on behalf of future generations. “Because thinking about the generations of tomorrow means thinking about a more just society in which all generations are entitled to the same human dignity.” The project provides studies...
by kultur.work | Apr 28, 2020 | News and Comment
Following its successful launch in early Spring 2020, the #TodayForTomorrow campaign—founded to advance the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill through the UK Parliament—is now looking for an experienced campaign manager to lead this project forwards. The ‘Future...
by kultur.work | Apr 28, 2020
The Three Horizons Toolkit is a usefully accessible framework that helps people to think and plan for the longer term; rather than being trapped in the here and now—and thereby potentially missing opportunities or not spotting risks. The toolkit was developed by...
by kultur.work | Mar 25, 2020 | News and Comment
On 24 March 2020, through a ten minute rule motion—backed by MPs from every major party—Caroline Lucas MP introduced the “Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill” to the House of Commons. “It is essential to deal with coronavirus as it is—a global emergency—but it is...
by kultur.work | Feb 23, 2020 | News and Comment
Role: Parliamentary Coordinator Working with: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations Start date: ASAP Duration: Funding available for 1½ years Working pattern: Full time. (Part time and flexible working applications accepted.) Location: Westminster,...
by kultur.work | Feb 13, 2020 | News and Comment
FDSD is playing a leading role in developing the campaign for a UK Future Generations Act in partnership with Lord Bird and the Big Issue. On Tuesday 12 February, a standing room-only meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Future Generations considered the...
