NEWSLETTER
Nº 7 - AUGUST 2017
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Knowing change.org
BB&R, HRYO & Momentum World explore the features of this e-Participation Platform
C h a n g e . o rg i s a n o n l i n e platform that allows anybody from anywhere in the world to start an online petition based on any controversial topic without any governmental intervention.
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Change.org allows for people to speak their mind and gain a voice in difficult subject areas. However, there are some concerns because the platform
is only a resource and doesn’t support the user. Also, the work depends of the request p r o m o t e r ’s a c t i o n s . T h e positive result depends more of the advertising in mass media and social networks than in the platform. It has some content which is only accessible to payment users.
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Discover more in Change.org.
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This platforms allow users to submit a petition in a given subject area in the hopes that the general public will read the
petition and sign off on it. In some cases, over 2 million people have signed petitions, including powerful government officials, and legal action has taken place.
The European External Action Service and Digital Diplomacy
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Window of opportunity for transnational direct democracy
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Open Summit about TÍTULO Youth eParticipation in Europe Page 2
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www.e-participation.eu
@eparticipationplatform
@_eParticipation
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@eparticipation
http://bit.ly/2oDzrSF
The European External Action Service and Digital Diplomacy Michael Mann, Head of Strategic Communications of the European External Action Service (EEAS), highlights how Twitter have come to play an absolutely crucial part in their communication strategy and hence their online engagement as Digital Diplomacy.
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Read the full article here.
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Window of opportunity for transnational direct democracy
Open Summit about Youth eParticipation in Europe EUth celebrates in Berlin, between 7-8th December 2017, an Open Summit about Youth eParticipation in Europe: The Future is now! During the event, participants will be
Daniela Vancic and Bruno Kaufmann argue in Swissinfo the fate of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). Both authors stand out that
European citizens have never had as many opportunities to set the political agenda as they possess today. This is because the ECI is a tool of participatory a n d d i re c t d e m o c ra c y at transnational level.
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Read the full article of Vancic and Kaufmann in Swissinfo.
involved in discussions around the questions: How to enable more eParticipation? What can youth participation learn from citizen participation? How to embed new communication channels in (old) decisionmaking structures?
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You can reserve a place here until 3rd October 2017.
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www.e-participation.eu
This project has been funded with support from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. This newsletter reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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