Involve (think tank)
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The Involve Foundation (known as Involve) is a leading UK based think tank and charity working on public participation.[1]
Background[edit]
Involve is based in Bethnal Green in Central London. Involve's Director is Sarah Castell and the Chair of Involve's Board of Trustees is Ed Cox. Involve was founded in 2004 by Richard Wilson to determine how new forms of public participation can strengthen democracy in Britain and elsewhere.[2]
Activities[edit]
Involve's vision is of a democracy where people are at the heart of decision-making.[3]
Involve has worked with a wide range of partners, most recently the Cabinet Office, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and NHS England. Past partners include the Home Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Ministry of Justice, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Assembly, the OECD, the European Commission and the BBC.[4]
Key publications[edit]
- Room for a View: Democracy as a deliberative system, 2015
- Civic Activism Toolkit, 2015
- Public engagement, not just about the public, 2014
- Can you hear me? Citizens, Climate change & Open Local Government, 2014
- From Fairytale to Reality: Dispelling the myths around citizen engagement , 2013
- Pathways through Participation: What creates and sustains active citizenship?, 2011
- Talking for a Change: A distributed dialogue approach to complex issues, 2010[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Involve | involve.org.uk". www.involve.org.uk. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "About Involve | involve.org.uk". www.involve.org.uk. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Our vision - involve.org.uk". www.involve.org.uk. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Home". involve.org.uk.
- ^ "Involve – Publications". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.