The Practical Democracy Podcast
How can we improve democracy, today? In this podcast series, we at Delib speak with people working in publicly accountable organisations, civic society and the third sector to hear how they are making practical change.To find out more about how Delib is creating next generation engagement tools visit https://www.delib.net
Podcasting since 2019 • 22 episodes
The Practical Democracy Podcast
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Play Streets: confident kids, connected communities
In 2009, frustrated that children couldn’t play outside like so many of us did growing up, friends Amy and Alice got together with neighbours to close their street to traffic and open it up for play. The
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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25:40
Building a better world with community-led development
The Onion Collective is a social enterprise that was founded by a group of mums from Watchet in Somerset, UK. Watchet is a town with high levels of deprivation and the founders shared a keen desi...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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33:36
The impact of COVID-19 on political participation - with Dr Luca Bernardi
What stressors did COVID-19 cause, and what was their impact on people's political participation?Dr Luca Bernardi is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Liverpool. He and Ian Gotlib, a psychologist and professor at Stanfo...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:53
Tackling unconscious bias in the geospatial sector with Julia Wagemann
Welcome back to the Practical Democacy Podcast. In this episode, we talk to Julia Wagemann, founder of Women+ in Geospatial, to talk about unconscious bias in the geospatial sector.Women+ in G...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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30:41
Does our mental health effect democratic participation? With Antonis Kousoulis
We sit down with Dr Antonis Kousoulis, the Director of the Mental Health Foundation in England and Wales to chat about the relationship between mental health and public participation, the democratic landscape post-COVID and how we can remove th...
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Episode 6
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