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The Great British April Fool

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06 Feb 2019

Amy Pollard

Three days after we are scheduled to leave the European Union it will be April Fools’ Day. Dr Amy Pollard FRSA believes the time is right exploit our contemporary anxieties to create a collective chuckle and wants your help.
Beyond citizens assemblies

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05 Feb 2019

Perry Walker FRSA

The use of the citizens’ assembly in the Republic of Ireland in relation to its referendum on abortion has seen calls for their wider use, including in relation to public views about Brexit. Perry Walker FRSA argues for the use of smaller group discussions to complement this approach.
Beyond citizens assemblies

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05 Feb 2019

Perry Walker FRSA

The use of the citizens’ assembly in the Republic of Ireland in relation to its referendum on abortion has seen calls for their wider use, including in relation to public views about Brexit. Perry Walker FRSA argues for the use of smaller group discussions to complement this approach.
The Joined-up Big Picture?

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03 Jan 2019

Adrian Hosford FRSA George Oakham FRSA

How do we influence the system around us so that the sum of all our improvements makes a measurable impact on society as a whole?
Institutions as Social Theory

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31 Dec 2018

Alexander Titus

Alexander Titus FRSA on how social research can become more effective and relevant by treating institutions as social theories.
Making deliberative democracy work

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27 Nov 2018

Perry Walker

In his 2018 annual lecture, Matthew Taylor called for at least three national citizens’ assemblies to be held each year on key current challenges facing the UK. Perry Walker FRSA explores how to make that a success.
Community café

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13 Nov 2018

Steve Morris FRSA

"Where is our community hurting? Is there anything we can do about it?" These are some of the questions that Steve Morris FRSA was asking in the process of creating a community café in North London, to tackle loneliness and improve memory in elderly people.
The progressive case against UBI

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08 Nov 2018

James Murphy

The RSA is a well-known advocate of exploring universal basic income and its potential. Not all our Fellows agree. James Murphy FRSA believes that the concept is fundamentally flawed and argues that is time to abandon the idea.
#iPlay4Peace

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27 Sep 2018

Neil McLennan FRSA

November 2018 will mark 100 years after the First World War ended. In what ways could we continue to remember the Armistice and why?
Waking up to gender inequality

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27 Sep 2018

Robert Lindberg

Gender equality should be taught from a young age so that society can unlearn damaging assumptions about gender norms before it's too late.