by Andrea Westall | Dec 21, 2010
This report suggests ten governance options for the UK to embed a more future-oriented approach in UK politics, including an Office for Future Generations to an annual Congress of the Future and a new parliamentary chamber. Peter Roderick highlights some of the UK’s...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 21, 2010
FDSD and WWF-UK argued that sustainable development should be a central organizing principle of national and local government alongside constitutional, legislative and executive protections. We argued for institutional innovations such as the Hungarian Parliamentary...
by Andrea Westall | Sep 21, 2010
Halina Ward takes a critical look at ISO 26000, an international standard that aims to encourage organisations to be socially-responsible. She assesses the standard against democracy and sustainable development, making recommendations so that it could better enhance...
by Andrea Westall | May 21, 2010
Whilst there are examples of decision-making innovations that link communities and mainstream politics, Halina Ward asks what happens when community groups that self-organise on sustainable development choose not to engage with local government. Download The full...
by Andrea Westall | Apr 21, 2010
Report of an event held by FDSD, Schumacher College, Dartington Hall Trust, Salzburg Global Seminar and Goodenough College, on 19th and 20th April 2010 at Goodenough College, London The seminar focussed on: what innovations are needed in democracy and participatory...
by Andrea Westall | Apr 21, 2010
Drawing on her experience at Australian online campaign group GetUp, Sally Hill considers the rise of online activism such as MoveOn, GetUp, 38 Degrees, and Avaaz, on democracy, focusing primarily on their climate change activities. Download The full paper by Sally...
by Andrea Westall | Jan 16, 2010
Ten civil society chief executives, including FDSD, signed an open letter calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to go beyond his pledge for a ‘New Politics’ to adopt a “New Politics of the Future” since short-termism is hampering progress on tackling climate change;...