Resources

The UK democracy sector comprises more than 700 organisations, many carrying out research, sharing ideas, creating resources and producing guidance around improving democracy and decision making in the UK. This section aims to bring together some of the most relevant resources to help individuals and organisations better achieve their aims.

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Paper

Increasing citizens’ engagement with political power

The Commission on Political Power has published (24 October 2023) ideas for how to improve UK democracy by engaging citizens better. Falling trust is a serious problem as a result of scandals like 'partygate', financial corruption and government incompetence. This has to change.

Paper

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Increasing citizens’ engagement with political power

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'How to' workshop

How To: Improve Disabled Political Representation & Participation

Drawing on the findings from the Disability Policy Centre's 2021 'Representation' report, this workshop encourages participants to think about how they can ensure they are leading in breaking down barriers for disabled people and those with long term health conditions, both in their organisations, roles, work and projects and in wider society.

'How to' workshop

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How To: Improve Disabled Political Representation & Participation

Workshop

How To: AI & Democracy Workshop

A workshop for people working across the democracy sector who are curious about how recent advances in AI tools might affect their work.

Workshop

How To: AI & Democracy Workshop

Guide — Academia, Practitioner

Collaboration for Democratic Change: A Guide for Practitioners and Academics

‘Collaboration for democratic change’ is a guide for practitioners and academics designed to help aid UK-based academics and practitioners build and develop impactful collaborative relationships aimed at producing social and democratic change.

Guide — Academia, Practitioner

Collaboration for Democratic Change: A Guide for Practitioners and Academics

Voter ID Resources

Voter ID Resources

Resources for democracy organisations working on Voter ID

Voter ID Resources

Voter ID Resources

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Report

‘Missing Experts’: class diversity in anti-poverty think tanks and charities

New research, published by charity RECLAIM and part-funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundatation, shows that working-class people are hidden or missing in some of the most influential think tanks and anti-poverty charities in the UK.

Report

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‘Missing Experts’: class diversity in anti-poverty think tanks and charities

Reforming the political system messaging guide

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Political System Reform: A Messaging Guide

Produced using a participatory cross-movement framing project led by Sortition Foundation involving over a year of workshops, focus groups and surveys, the guide is for campaigners, communications, press and spokespeople or anyone else trying to talk about changing the political system in the UK, in order to bolster democracy and increase public participation in decision making.

Resources

Reforming the political system messaging guide

Political System Reform: A Messaging Guide

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Resources

UK Democracy Sector Map

An open database of organisations and campaigns working to build a better democracy in the UK.

Resources

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UK Democracy Sector Map

Report

Closing the gap: Parliament, representation and the working class

While MPs have become more representative in terms of gender, ethnicity and sexuality in recent years, there is a large and growing ‘representation gap’ on class.

Report

Closing the gap: Parliament, representation and the working class

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Resources

How to set up a Citizens’ Assembly

Citizens’ assemblies bring together people from all walks of life – selected randomly, but to be demographically representative – to consider a public issue in depth over multiple days and meetings...

Resources

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How to set up a Citizens’ Assembly

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