Posted on January 28th, 2011 by Tim Hughes in Archived related news
Tagged as: Big Society, government, pledgebank, social action
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This week I’ve written a couple of blog posts for the Involve website on the role of government in encouraging social action.

In the first I argued that the most effective and appropriate way for government to encourage participation will only be worked out through experimentation, discussion and learning. I believe that Pathways through Participation will make an important contribution towards this process by informing our understanding of how and why people participate in their local communities and beyond, what makes them get active and express their views, what connects their involvements, and what keeps them from participating.

In the second I explore pledgebanking as a way of encouraging participation, looking specifically at the example of Barnet Council’s recently launched Pledgebank. I give a number of reasons I’m attracted to the idea, but also pose some questions and risks.

Have a read and let me know what you think by posting a comment.

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