The document discusses the concept of the "Big Society" proposed by Phillip Blond which aims to increase civic participation, social cohesion, and distribute power and assets more widely in the UK. It notes decreasing levels of civic engagement and social trust in the UK compared to other European countries like the Netherlands. The Big Society seeks to address these issues through encouraging social enterprises, asset ownership, community empowerment, and greater participation in public services. While the Netherlands scores higher on many social metrics, it still faces its own social and ethnic divides.
Slides from a day-long workshop with My Place - a leading personalised support organisation in Perth, WA. The workshop explores the meaning of inclusion and citizenship and the threats and opportunities that lie ahead of us.
The 'Broken' Society: Stigmatising Poverty and Disadvantage? - Gerry MooneyOxfam GB
Dr Gerry Mooney, from the Open University, talks about the stigmatisation of poverty and disadvantage.
Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary of the Scottish Trade Unions Congress, talks about how the Scottish economy works.
The Whose Economy? seminars, organised by Oxfam Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland, brought together experts to look at recent changes in the Scottish economy and their impact on Scotland's most vulnerable communities.
Held over winter and spring 2010-11 in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Stirling, the series posed the question of what economy is being created in Scotland and, specifically, for whom?
To find out more and view other Whose Economy? papers, presentations and videos visit:
http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/whose-economy-seminar-series-winter-2010-spring-2011/
This presentation was delivered at People Helping People - The future of public services - 3rd September 2014. For more information on the event visit http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/people-helping-people-future-public-services
Slides from a day-long workshop with My Place - a leading personalised support organisation in Perth, WA. The workshop explores the meaning of inclusion and citizenship and the threats and opportunities that lie ahead of us.
The 'Broken' Society: Stigmatising Poverty and Disadvantage? - Gerry MooneyOxfam GB
Dr Gerry Mooney, from the Open University, talks about the stigmatisation of poverty and disadvantage.
Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary of the Scottish Trade Unions Congress, talks about how the Scottish economy works.
The Whose Economy? seminars, organised by Oxfam Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland, brought together experts to look at recent changes in the Scottish economy and their impact on Scotland's most vulnerable communities.
Held over winter and spring 2010-11 in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Stirling, the series posed the question of what economy is being created in Scotland and, specifically, for whom?
To find out more and view other Whose Economy? papers, presentations and videos visit:
http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/whose-economy-seminar-series-winter-2010-spring-2011/
This presentation was delivered at People Helping People - The future of public services - 3rd September 2014. For more information on the event visit http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/people-helping-people-future-public-services
Presentation to the 2017 CILIP Public & Mobile Libraries Group and Community, Diversity and Equalities Group conference in Yarnfield Park, near Stafford
This presentation was produced by participants in the 'Enhancing Employability via Community Challenge' research project at the University Centre at Blackburn College.
Whose Welfare State Now? - Adrian SinfieldOxfam GB
Professor Adrian Sinfield, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh, talks about the welfare state.
Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary of the Scottish Trade Unions Congress, talks about how the Scottish economy works.
The Whose Economy? seminars, organised by Oxfam Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland, brought together experts to look at recent changes in the Scottish economy and their impact on Scotland's most vulnerable communities.
Held over winter and spring 2010-11 in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Stirling, the series posed the question of what economy is being created in Scotland and, specifically, for whom?
To find out more and view other Whose Economy? papers, presentations and videos visit:
http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/whose-economy-seminar-series-winter-2010-spring-2011/
In May 2005, Karen was one of the seven 'visionaries' selected from 1600 applicants by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. With her ideas for a more just and peaceful world, Karen founded Equanomics UK.
Equanomics UK is an initiative to build a UK community led alliance that reshapes race related policy through an economic lens. Through Equanomics UK Karen organised two UK tours with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to highlight economic injustice.
In addition to her work with Equanomics UK, Karen runs her own consultancy with the premise: 'Equality for Your Business is My Business'. She also teaches Glen Parva Youth Offenders Institute, South Leicestershire College, and the Workers Educational Association.
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire was delighted to welcome Karen as a keynote speaker at our 2013 Future Focus Conference. The conference is now complete, but if you'd like to be a part of our 2014 conference, visit www.valonline.org.uk
"Philanthropy and a better society" brings together leading CGAP academic experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges for philanthropy under the Big Society umbrella.
It also states that corporate giving is guided by the values of a company’s board and does not necessarily reflect the needs of the local area.
The authors argue that the sector needs to focus on entrepreneurial philanthropy. Charitable start-ups answer specific needs within a community and, as such, have the capacity to grow and develop into strong resources which will help to moderate the individualism that characterises much of today’s charitable giving.
Dr Simon Duffy gave this talk at a seminar organised by the Erasmus+ funded project the SDS Network which shares expertise on self-directed support globally. The talk explains why human and disability rights support a shift towards Self-Directed Support.
Dr Simon Duffy presented these slides to a meeting of the Socialist Health Association SHA) which was also joined by members of Disabled People Against the Cuts (DPAC) on 18th June 2016. He proposed that the whole social care system was flawed and based on old-fashioned institutional models that were dangerous and undermined people's citizenship. He proposed radical reform and the creation of an effective right for independent living.
Presentation to the 2017 CILIP Public & Mobile Libraries Group and Community, Diversity and Equalities Group conference in Yarnfield Park, near Stafford
This presentation was produced by participants in the 'Enhancing Employability via Community Challenge' research project at the University Centre at Blackburn College.
Whose Welfare State Now? - Adrian SinfieldOxfam GB
Professor Adrian Sinfield, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh, talks about the welfare state.
Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary of the Scottish Trade Unions Congress, talks about how the Scottish economy works.
The Whose Economy? seminars, organised by Oxfam Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland, brought together experts to look at recent changes in the Scottish economy and their impact on Scotland's most vulnerable communities.
Held over winter and spring 2010-11 in Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow and Stirling, the series posed the question of what economy is being created in Scotland and, specifically, for whom?
To find out more and view other Whose Economy? papers, presentations and videos visit:
http://www.oxfamblogs.org/ukpovertypost/whose-economy-seminar-series-winter-2010-spring-2011/
In May 2005, Karen was one of the seven 'visionaries' selected from 1600 applicants by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. With her ideas for a more just and peaceful world, Karen founded Equanomics UK.
Equanomics UK is an initiative to build a UK community led alliance that reshapes race related policy through an economic lens. Through Equanomics UK Karen organised two UK tours with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to highlight economic injustice.
In addition to her work with Equanomics UK, Karen runs her own consultancy with the premise: 'Equality for Your Business is My Business'. She also teaches Glen Parva Youth Offenders Institute, South Leicestershire College, and the Workers Educational Association.
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire was delighted to welcome Karen as a keynote speaker at our 2013 Future Focus Conference. The conference is now complete, but if you'd like to be a part of our 2014 conference, visit www.valonline.org.uk
"Philanthropy and a better society" brings together leading CGAP academic experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges for philanthropy under the Big Society umbrella.
It also states that corporate giving is guided by the values of a company’s board and does not necessarily reflect the needs of the local area.
The authors argue that the sector needs to focus on entrepreneurial philanthropy. Charitable start-ups answer specific needs within a community and, as such, have the capacity to grow and develop into strong resources which will help to moderate the individualism that characterises much of today’s charitable giving.
Dr Simon Duffy gave this talk at a seminar organised by the Erasmus+ funded project the SDS Network which shares expertise on self-directed support globally. The talk explains why human and disability rights support a shift towards Self-Directed Support.
Dr Simon Duffy presented these slides to a meeting of the Socialist Health Association SHA) which was also joined by members of Disabled People Against the Cuts (DPAC) on 18th June 2016. He proposed that the whole social care system was flawed and based on old-fashioned institutional models that were dangerous and undermined people's citizenship. He proposed radical reform and the creation of an effective right for independent living.
Passion and professionalism: how can charities stay true to their values in a...Warwick Business School
Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council presented on "Passion and professionalism: how can charities stay true to their values in an increasingly competitive environment" at Warwick Business School 01/12/2008
Donna Covey has been Chief Executive of the Refugee Council since 29 May 2007. The Refugee Council is the leading charity in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees.
Methodist political influence in localitiesBarryEJones
Considers the decline of both local newspapers and church influence in localities with the resultant negative impact on democracy. Provides a case study of new mission through public engagement by a Methodist Church in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK.
Methodist political influence in localitiesBarryEJones
The inadequate framework and low state of current British politics and the current declining influence of the British Methodist Church are both considered. The case for recognition of local politics and the importance of local newspapers to uphold and strengthen democracy with the support of local churches is advanced.
What the public think of public services and volunteeringIpsos UK
Bobby Duffy, MD, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, presented these slides at the launch event for the Nesta report “People Helping People”, looking at public attitudes to public services and social action.
On 15 September, the NCVO National Volunteering Forum met in Manchester to share analysis on the potential implications of Brexit for volunteering, and discuss the evidence & real life examples demonstrating the role that volunteering can play in improving social cohesion.
Challenges & Opportunities for the Charity Sector - NFP Synergy - PMDOS -4 Ma...Wellingtone
Tim Harrison, Director of Tracking Research at NFP Synergy delivered a presentation at Project Management Day of Service (PMDOS) about the top 5 challenges and opportunities for the charity sector.
Towards A Global Civil Society: A Review of Pertaining Issues, Successes and ...AkashSharma618775
This article reviews the notion of civil society by raising pertinent issues, successes and drawbacks. Often
referred to as the space where we act for common good, civil society aims to connect poor or marginalized people
with groups that can mobilize support to help. We know that civil society by itself cannot achieve poverty
eradication. It must act in partnership with governments and institutions but it must be one of the partners and
not just a servant to carry out the designs of governments or corporations. Therefore there is need to expand the
role of NGOs and civil society organizations in three main specific areas related to poverty eradication: technical,
financial and political and enhancing the participation of those whose lives are affected by decisions and this can
only happen when there is an enabling environment designed to promote popular participation. The contributions
of civil society in global environmental preservation cannot be ignored since it is a cross cutting issue and both
national and international governments need other actors to make it a reality. In short, there has been increasing
support for civil society as understanding has grown about the important role that CSOs can play in bringing
about development goals. The Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Summit Outcome Document
emphasize the relationship between sustainable human development and democratic governance and the need for
civil society engagement to foster both.
Webinar: The COVID crisis in cities: a tale of two lockdownsOECD CFE
Based on the OECD policy note Coronavirus: Cities policy responses, this webinar explores how Champion Mayors are leading the way in responding to the pandemic, protecting vulnerable groups and looking beyond the crisis to put in place recovery efforts post-COVID-19.
Follow the conversation with Zoran Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Rosannie Filato, Member of the Executive Committee of Montreal (Canada) and Michiel Grauss, Vice Mayor of Rotterdam (the Netherlands).
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Talk by Dr Simon Duffy for Citizen Advice Derbyshire Districts, June 7th 2017. He explores the reality poverty is mitigated and created by the political system and particularly examines tax-benefit changes between 1997 and 2014.
This module is all about inspiration! It will inspire & convince you that enterprise is a good idea as a means of transforming a person’s circumstances and ultimately their community. You will learn about the context of diversity and interfaces and why enterprise can be a high impact tool to alleviate cultural/interface challenges. Entrepreneurship is the ultimate community change driver – it teaches creativity, risk taking, the ability to think critically, take initiative, problem solve and work collaboratively- surely these skills are at the foundation of enhancing challenged societies?
Danny Dorling is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield. He went to various schools in Oxford and to University in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has worked in Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds and New Zealand. With a group of colleagues he helped create the website www.worldmapper.org which shows who has most and least in the world.
He has published with others more than 25 books on issues related to social inequalities and several hundred journal papers. Much of this work is available open access (see www.dannydorling.org). His work concerns issues of housing, health, employment, education and poverty. His recent books include, three co-authored texts: "Identity in Britain:
A cradle-to-grave atlas", "The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the way we live" and "Bankrupt Britain: an atlas of social change". Recent sole authored books include, "Injustice: why social inequalities persist” in 2010 and "So you think you know about Britain" and “Fair Play”, both in 2011.
In 2008/9 he was a member of the Academic Reference Group advising Ministers on the Social Mobility White Paper. In 2009 he joined the World Health Organization's Scientific Resource Group on Health Equity Analysis and Research and the advisory group of the Equality Trust. He is a Patron of the charity RoadPeace, an Academician of the Academy of the Learned Societies in the Social Sciences and, in 2008, became Honorary President of the Society of Cartographers.
Before a career in academia Danny was employed as a play-worker in children's play-schemes and in pre-school education where the underlying rationale was that playing is learning for living. He tries not to forget this by playing with data surrounding people’s lives and representing the results in new, novel and stark ways which usually reveal the inequality of the lives we each live.
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
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An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
6. Lack of participation Decrease in civic engagement: In 2009/10, only 34% of people in England engaged in some form of civic participation – in 2001, this figure was 38% Decrease in volunteering: In 2009/10, 25% of people in England volunteered formally at least once a month, compared to 29% in 2005 Source: ONS Citizenship Survey 2009/10
7. Lack of social cohesion Fragmentation of the community: 97% of communities in the UK have become more socially fragmented over the past three decades (based on the number of non-married adults, one-person households and people moving in the last year) Source: Changing UK (Dec 2008), BBC Report Loneliness: The number of lone-person households has risen from 3 million to 6 million over the last 35 years and is expected to rise by another 3 million in the next 15 (by 2021) Source: JRF Report, Social Exclusion (Sept 2006)
8. Mistrust: Only 68% of people trusted their neighbours in 2005 compared to 81% in 2003 Source: You Gov Survey on Public Trust, 2003 & 2005 Our general level of social trust in the UK has almost halved to 30% in 2002/03 from 56% in 1959 and is amongst the lowest in Europe Source: Civic Culture Study 1959; European and World Values Surveys 1990-2002/03
9. Concentration of assets The wealthiest half of households hold 91% of the UK’s total wealth, whilst the other half has the remaining 9% Source: ONS, Wealth in Great Britain – Main Results from the Wealth and Assets Survey 2006/08 (2009) By 2008/09, 13m people were in poverty Of these, 5.8m (44% of the total) were in ‘deep poverty’ (household income at least one third below the poverty line) - the highest proportion on record Source: JRF Report, Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010
10. Amongst other developed countries, the UK has the worst social mobility record The chances of a child enjoying higher earnings and better education than their parents is lower in Britain than any other western countries The strength of link between individual and parental earnings varies across OECD countries Source: OECD, Going for Growth (2010)
11. Concentration of power Low levels of influence: In 2009/10, only 37% of people felt they could influence decisions in their local area – this figure was 44% in 2001 Source: ONS Citizenship Survey 2009/10
12. However, perceptions are shifting... Almost 6 in 10 people express a belief in community as opposed to individualism Source: The Futures Company research 2010 In 2009/10, 85% of people thought that their community was cohesive (agreeing that their local area was a place where people from different background got on well together) – this represents an increase from 2003 and 2005 (both 80%) Source: ONS Citizenship Survey 2009/10
19. asset-building approach to welfareCommunity right to buy: Requires local authorities to maintain a list of assets of community value in order to give the community time to develop a bid if such assets come up for sale e.g. Port of Dover
20. Community right to build: Gives groups of people the ability to bring forward small developments – the benefits of the developments (e.g. profits made from letting homes) will stay within the community Public service co-operatives: Gives people more involvement and control of the services they use and the places where they live by putting council resources into their hands e.g. Lambeth Council
21. Give more power to communities... Your Square Mile: A central nervous system for civic society that enables the interchange of ideas, advice, support and benefits to citizens throughout the UK - Mutual: owned by members and run for their benefit Neighbourhood planning: Give people more of a say on where houses, shops. Hospitals, etc should be built and what they should look like
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23. by allowing community groups, individuals and social enterprises to provide public servicesCommunity right to challenge: Encourages more innovation in public service delivery – voluntary and community groups to be given the right to express an interest in taking over public services e.g. social enterprises and public procurement
25. The Statistics... The Netherlands seems to trump Britain on most statistics! Child well-being: Amongst all OECD countries, the UK is ranked the lowest with regard to child well-being, whilst the Netherlands is right at the top! Source: UNICEF Report Card based on OECD data (2007)
26. Participation and trust levels have increased over the past decade... Contacts with friends has increased from 77% in 1997 to 80% in 2009 Contacts with neighbours has stabilised at around 66% Trust in other people has increased from 58% in 2002 to 64% in 2008 42% of people in the Netherlands volunteered at least once a year for one or more organisations – and this figure has steadied Source: Hans Schmeets & SaskiteRiele, “A decline in social cohesion in the Netherlands? Participation and trust, 1997-2010” (Jan 2010)
27. Civil society and participatory democracy is to be admired... ‘Opzoomeren’ programme: Challenges residents in the streets of Rotterdam to take responsibility for their own environment Social enterprises: The Netherlands’ engagement in social entrepreneurship as a percentage of all employment is almost twice that of the UK (16.64% and 8.42% respectively) Source: EMES, “Social Enterprise in Western Europe,” Roger Spear Direct democracy: The ‘citizens’ initiative’ – Dutch voters can gather signatories to raise a local concern and propose that the issue is raised and debated in parliament
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30. those with neighbours of a different ethnicity have less trust in neighbourhoods and neighboursSource: Bram Lancee & JaapDronkers, “Ethnic diversity in the neighbourhood and social trust of immigrants and natives: a replication of the Putnam (2007) study in a West-European country”
31. Out of the EU countries, the Netherlands ranks second, after France, as the country where the largest group of citizens feels discriminated against (p.45) Source: Statistics Netherlands, Statistical Yearbook 2010, p.45. ‘Minorities’ were reported to be the highest perceived concern by Dutch citizens in 2006 Source: CBS, the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (2006)
35. 2. Encourages a participative democracy “Political activity is embedded in the non-political institutions of civil society… Undertaking activities that themselves have nothing to do with politics – for example, running the PTA fund drive or managing the church soup kitchen – can develop organisational and communications skills that are transferable to politics.” -- Verba, Scholzman & Brady
36. London Citizens: Different faiths, communities and individuals come together to act on a common cause for concern e.g. challenging interest rates (usury)
37. Robert Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy Social capital is a necessary ingredient for government functioning Successful governments were located in areas where there was a high degree of “civic tradition” – north/south divide in Italy