Posted By Halina Ward
on 13th July, 2011
Dr Bronwyn Hayward, FDSD trustee and Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, talks about the impact of New Zealand’s devastating Christchurch earthquake on democracy, and its implications for ‘resilient citizenship’.
Bronwyn explores what makes for ‘resilient…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 12th May, 2010
I’ve been happily distracted, in all the general election and coalition mayhem and the musings on the implications of Coalition and hung parliaments for sustainable development.. by a visit the Conservation Economy blog. Jon Alexander, one of its founders, told me…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 26th January, 2010
Adding to
some of the themes explored in an earlier post on the idea of the ‘consumer citizen’, this post from guest blogger Jules Peck, over at Citizen Renaissance, argues that the mix between consumerism and citizen action for sustainable development…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 6th October, 2009
Conversations in the US this week have prompted me to reflect on the potential for the idea of the ‘consumer-citizen’ to drive democratic innovation for sustainable development.
The Consumer Citizenship Network describes a ‘consumer citizen’ as “an individual who makes choices based…