Lyn Carson

@LRxword Ask Geoff Lemon or Adam Collins. They do The Final Word podcast and love cricket mysteries like this.

Help me solve the mystery of this unknown signature on a miniature bat from the op shop

The JDD is supported by the @newdemocracyAUS, @IAP2A, and Deliberative Democracy Consortium. We're ending this week with a toast to their amazing work 🍻 newdemocracy.com.au iap2.org/mpage/Home deliberative-democracy.net

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'Even when promising conditions are present, pathways to policy impact are far from guaranteed.' THE LATEST from the Deliberative Democracy Digest @delibdemjournal Adela Gąsiorowska unpacks the impacts of Poland’s first Citizens’ Assemblies. publicdeliberation.net/understanding-…

Ever wondered how to engage truly representative groups of everyday people in decisions about grant making? Join our free webinar hosted by Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington - buff.ly/45XpSlN Thx to @GRANTMAKERS_OR #PatsyKraeger #DavidSchecter #ManuelArriaga

Well, here it is – your one-stop shop for how to run an assembly! Congratulations to the team at @DemocracyNext, @ClaudiaChwalisz and @ICesnulaityte, a huge effort to pull this together. It draws on our work and features resources from @newdemocracyAUS among others.

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Citizens assemblies and other mini-publics are often ‘sold’ as representative of the wider public. Is this a responsible claim? Conversation featuring @participatory @drpspada & @kredman500 published by @delibdemjournal edited by @LucyJParry. publicdeliberation.net/how-representa…

Great piece on citizen assemblies - the next frontier of democratic innovation - by @harvardash colleague @hrgilman @BostonGlobe bostonglobe.com/2023/08/18/opi…

"There must be a Goldilocks level of representation that is in balance with the deliberative qualities of the process." A brief chat between @drpspa, @participatory and myself on the limits of claims of representation in citizens' assemblies. publicdeliberation.net/how-representa…

Awww.... thanks team @ANUCrawford! You know it absolutely takes a village to win an ARC Fellowship! My graditude to many collaborators and colleagues out there who have supported me along the way, especially @ourANU @ANUasiapacific @DelDemUCan

Are you looking to publish your research on #DeliberativeDemocracy? Want to make your research available #OpenAccess? @delibdemjournal offers 💰fee free OA publishing 🌍global readership 🛜 no paywalls - accessible to anyone with an internet connection bit.ly/34H9zen

I've helped the wonderful team at DemocracyNext with their new guide "Assembling an Assembly". Keep an eye out for it next month!

If you’ve just heard about Wagner & Prigozhin and are confused. Then here’s a great explainer. The video is from May, before the events of the last day or two and helps put it in context. 7 mins on Putin, Prigozhin and the Wagner group

I'm making the most of a work trip across the Atlantic to visit one of the orgs I most admire in a couple of weeks @masslbp have been leading the Citizen charge for YEARS If you're anywhere near Toronto, I'd love to see you at this - do tag any Torontonians in the replies :)

"There needs to be a source of information on the Voice that is informed, reasonable, fair and trusted." #ANUExpert A/Prof @RonWLevy, Prof John Dryzek and Prof @selenAercan suggest a new way of informing the public in the lead-up to the #Voice referendum. theconversation.com/in-a-voice-cam…

@ProfPCDoherty @ConversationEDU I’ve been present at a few of these deliberative democracy sessions and might be good for educating the general public. They’re detailed, educational and can be transformative. Fred Cheney, Luca Belgiono-Nettis, newDemocracy and @activedemocracy have trialled this in Australia.

A citizens’ referendum review on the #VoiceToParliament may provide what political leaders cannot – a fresh and open mind, and a sense of perspective about which arguments do or don’t hold up. Read this collab @RonWLevy x @selenAercan & John Dryzek theconversation.com/in-a-voice-cam…

Read about our vision for the @delibdemjournal here! I am very excited about this new challenge together with a wonderful team @Hans_Asenbaum @Dr_SBussu @LucyJParry 🥳