ESRC Seminar Four \u2013 Nottingham Trent University<\/p>\n
Wednesday 29th March, 10:30-5, Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University.<\/p>\n
The event is free \u2013 please book here<\/p>\n
Civil society organisations are often considered a good thing in and of themselves, contributing to making a more healthy and democratic society. Yet whilst attention is often focused on their external role, how they contribute to changing society, less attention is placed on their internal ways of organising. Indeed many civil society organisations are shaped by increase forms of business-like practices as they have to become more professional and managerial which can often result in them replicated many of the hierarchical practices that can leave them, at times, indistinguishable from their for-profit counter-parts.
\nThis seminar will explore the possibilities of internal processes and practices through which civil society organisations arrange themselves in order to become more democratic. In particular it will look at different models and processes, which draw inspiration from anarchism and the alter-globalization movement through to political theory to examine not only why civil society organizations should consider working more democratically but also how to go about it.<\/p>\n
Our confirmed speakers are:<\/p>\n
Janet Dalziell, International People and Culture Director at Greenpeace International
\nGreenpeace International are one of the most innovative Civil Society Organizations combining activism with its public campaigning role. Over the last few years they have been through a fascinating restructuring programme designed to give more autonomy to local national and regional offices to be more responsive to their particular circumstances. Janet is a key architect of a major re-design of Greenpeace\u2019s global operating model, focusing on the development of human capacity within the organization and aimed at making Greenpeace more effective in achieving just and sustainable global change to protect the environment.<\/p>\n
Professor Ruth Kinna, and Dr Thomas Swann Loughborough University, will be discussing anarchism as a constitutional principle<\/p>\n
Dr Ruth Yeoman, Research Fellow at the Sa\u00efd Business School and Kellogg College, University of Oxford, is an expert on mutuality and meaningfulness of work. Her book Meaningful Work and Workplace Democracy: a philosophy of work and a politics of meaningfulness, is published by Palgrave Macmillan<\/p>\n
Dr Matt Wilson, Activist and anarchist and the author of Rules without rulers: The possibilities and limits of anarchism<\/p>\n
Schedule
\n10.30 Arrival and coffee
\n11.00 Welcome, and context for the seminar \u2013 Daniel King, NTU
\n11.15 \u2013 Janet Dalziell
\n12.00 \u2013 Response and Q&A
\n12.30 \u2013 Lunch
\n13.30 – 15.00 – Main Panel:
\n13.30 \u2013 Ruth Kinna and Thomas Swann
\n14.00 \u2013 Ruth Yeoman
\n14:25 \u2013 Matt Wilson,
\n14.45 \u2013 Tea break
\n15.30 \u2013 Breakout group discussions – \u2018How can Civil Society organizations work in more democratic forms?\u2019
\n16.00 \u2013 Report back from groups
\n16.30 \u2013 Summaries and close<\/p>\n
The Venue and Organisers
\nNewton Building, Nottingham Trent University, NG1 4FQ http:\/\/www4.ntu.ac.uk\/about_ntu\/document_uploads\/189251.pdf
\nThe seminar is organised by Daniel King from Nottingham Trent University. Please email daniel.king@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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