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  • Parliamentary Public Engagement - how's Westminster doing?

    UK Parliament compares well with legislatures around the world but can still learn from good practice elsewhere A new report from the Hansard Society, Parliaments and Public Engagement: Innovation and Good Practice from Around the World , published today, reveals that the Westminster Parliament is one...
    Posted to Archived Press Releases (Weblog) by admin on 01-27-2012
  • Why are political blogs dominated by men?

    A new Digital Paper, Gender and Digital Politics , published today by the Hansard Society, examines the online political participation of women and men and concludes that the gender imbalance online is the result of wider political exclusion, not digital exclusion. Gender and Digital Politics examines...
    Posted to Archived Press Releases (Weblog) by admin on 07-07-2011
  • Lord Speaker Hustings 2011

    The announcement of Baroness Hayman on 9 May 2011 not to stand for reelection as Lord Speaker paved the way for the first Hansard Society Lord Speaker hustings. Six candidates decided to stand for the position, which will be elected by the House on 13 July 2011. Taking place in the Robing Room in the...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 06-29-2011
  • The Digital Agenda for Change: Where are we one year on?

    The coalition government, like its predecessor, strongly advocated for open and transparent government. Before the last election, Tim Berners-Lee’s work led to the establishment of a government data store and government efforts since May 2010 have expanded this. We have seen the publication of not just...
    Posted to Digital Democracy (Weblog) by admin on 06-14-2011
  • Next HeadsUp debate: Who is responsible for our health?

    "Our health...who is responsible?" will ask 11-18 year olds what they think about a range of health issues.The HeadsUp online forums are a great way to get young people interested in political issues and gives them the opportunity to have discussions about current affairs with their peers and...
    Posted to Citizenship Education (Weblog) by admin on 04-15-2011
  • Has Devolution Delivered for Women? - Discussion event in Wales

    The Hansard Society and Welsh Assembly jointly hosted an event exploring the issue of gender and devolution. Taking place in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay, it explored what progress had been made in improving female representation since devolution, what obstacles threatened that progress and what...
    Posted to Recent Events (Weblog) by admin on 11-26-2010
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