(21) Civicness in the governance and delivery of social services | Taco Brandsen. Preface This volume is the result of a European network of excellence calledCINEFOGO (Civil society and New Forms of Governance). The network wassubsidized by the European Union from 2004 to 2009 and brought together over 200 researchers from 45 institutes across Europe to work in 50 ‘work packages’ and ensure a greatly increased output in the shape of planning ses-sions, workshops, conferences, policy briefings, publications and so forth (see www.cinefogo.org for a comprehensive list). We, the authors of this book,started our discussions as organizers of a work package entitled ‘Between Stateand Citizens – The role of Third Sector Organisations in the Governance andProduction of Social Services’ in the Deutsche Bahn lounge of Cologne Centralrailway station in the Spring of 2006. Lounge in Cologne and through many e-mails.
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Every weekend hackathon spawns multiple projects that could potentially live on as a successful venture or company. Some hackathons are specifically geared toward producing viable companies – this is exactly the approach that was taken at last November’s “Education Hack Day” in Baltimore. At that event, the idea was to set up winners with as much expert advice and opportunity as possible to launch a business around their weekend project to help teachers. Generally speaking, a “civic startup” is a startup company with a focus on civic improvement or social good. Everyone benefits when voters are more engaged and participate more regularly in elections, or when city neighborhoods are cleaned up. 1. I’ve made this argument before, as have many others. 2. 3. 4. 5. Discovering civic engagement through guerilla urbanism @ Exquisite Struggle.
The current recession was unforeseen by all but the most thoughtful and careful investors, but many effects of the recession are predictable. The average individual has drastically reduced spending in favor of savings as reflected in the downward spike of the Personal Consumption Expenditure metric and the converse increase in the Personal Savings rate to 4.2%; this rate marks an 11 year high. The primary physical manifestations of these trends include a turn away from luxury retailers to discount superstores, the emergence of the ridiculous "recessionista" trend, and a significant decrease in vacation plans.
More interestingly, some cultural pastimes recently relegated to nostalgia are once again becoming popular. One blog lists 67 Cheap Date Ideas for the Recession-Era Romantic. The general flavor of the cultural swing can be drawn from the following suggestions: Consider what kind of reaction might have been expected to the activities on the above list as few as three years ago. Cis.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/civ_res/CivRes_Definition_Jul09.pdf. About Anthropogenic Landscapes. Articles | Civil Resistance: A First Look. 1es Jornades Internacionals d'Antropologia del Conflicte Urbà » Conflicte urbà. Facultat de Geografia i Història - Universitat de Barcelona Dimecres 7/11/2012 Dijous 8/11/2012 Divendres 9/11/2012 Dissabte 10/11/2012 Aquestes Jornades estan dedicades a la memòria de Neil R.
“En l’ambient urbà, les vagues i els petits moviments revolucionaris són endèmics.La ciutat, i especialment la metròpoli, es troba en un equilibri inestable.” La conflictivitat social és inherent a la societat urbana en general, una constant històrica que converteix a les ciutats en epicentres de la revolta i de les seves modalitats. Així doncs, ¿Quines formes pren el “conflicte” a les ciutats contemporànies?. Llegir text sencer. Urbanism Principles.