Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Blood Of My Period Is Mucousy

event of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

In November 2010, the debate of the Ebert Foundation held on this topic: "What influence campaigns have placed online on our democratic process?"

Unfortunately, the event despite superficially interesting guests for the theme Liquid Democracy. Noticeably, however, was that apparently "herrumspricht" that "somehow" more forms of participation would give to citizens. But everyone involved is still unclear how it could work. Liquid feedback was apparently unknown to the participants, was not discussed as a model.

The best quote came from Dr. Katherine Voss, communications consultant in the non-profit sector and lecturer at the University of Hamburg:
"If you want to preserve democracy upright, you need to find forms of participation, how the people in their parties can participate. This in turn requires the party leaders have the courage to lose control. "
Source: http://elbe-studios.de/detail.php?clip=634 (From minute 1:23 h) General
side to the debate: http://elbe-studios.de/list.php?event = = 157 & ver_id

Also interesting: The "Project Demos " party in Hamburg, 400-500 users at the redefinition of a location for the university. Even the so-called citizen's budget, there was little participation. Kolb from compact to something like:
"I would like to participate in something like this at all if I can not even influenced the input side, that is, the taxes can increase. I would not want to provide a justification for an incorrect tax policies of the federal government. "
was also several times the" reference More Democracy. "

e-petitions were rejected as "ineffective". Citizens' initiative were more effective if they collect even the e-mail addresses and you are active.

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