This document discusses ideas for democratic societies and governance from the perspective of The Democratic Society organization. It addresses topics like democratic transitions, national democracy, mass democracy, public service democracy, and creating more open, networked, conversational, and participative democratic systems. It advocates for experimenting with new democratic models while acknowledging the still important role of civil servants. The document is authored by Anthony Zacharzewski and intended for a presentation to The Democratic Society in February 2014.

1. T H E D E M O C R AT I C S O C I E T Y
Open policy for optimists

2. Democratic transitions
Classical
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3. Republican
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4. National democracy
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5. Mass democracy
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6. Public service democracy
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7. Now what?
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8. A bigger “us”
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9. Something networked
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10. Something conversational
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11. Something participative
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12. Working within old structures
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13. So, open policy…
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14. NOT THIS
Is not “consultation plus”
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15. It’s not Woodstock
Get a job, hippy!
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16. Before the beginning, after the end
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17. All the evidence, all the time
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18. Creating democratic space
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19. thank
heavens
Still an essential role for civil servants
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20. A more interesting role
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21. Different communication style
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22. Different definition of “good”
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23. NHS Citizen
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24. NHS Citizen
Experimental
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25. No-one is getting everything right
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26. Many are getting parts of it right
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27. Get going.
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28. Presentation for the Democratic Society
by Anthony Zacharzewski. February 2014.
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