Comments on: Processing Deliberative Democracy

By: The Young in Politics | brianfrank.ca

The Young in Politics | brianfrank.ca — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:23:59 +0000

[...] Voting should be approached as merely a formal punctuation in what ought to be a continuous process of deliberation. Obviously elections are by far the most prominent aspect of our political system; but that [...]

By: Envisioning London’s Downtown Future | brianfrank.ca

Envisioning London’s Downtown Future | brianfrank.ca — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:28:05 +0000

[...] gets to the heart of my own pet project: promoting open and deliberative democracy (a piece pertaining specifically to London is here) — which is why I attended this event [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:06:55 +0000

Andrew: I’m glad you like where I’m going with this because — now that I realize it (thanks!) — I’m going to make “promoting the process mindset” Open/Conceptual’s second aim (not necessarily in order of importance).

By: Andrew Clarke

Andrew Clarke — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:59:28 +0000

Yes! And I would just add in contrast that the mindset of the recent past (and probably the present) is *product* rather than process. If you trace the genealogy of that mindset, it seems to come from the industrial / institutional version of capitalism.