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	<title>Civic Studies &#187; Ditch Townsend</title>
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		<title>Heavitree Political Participation Panel pilot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ditch Townsend]]></dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Case: Heavitree Political Participation Panel pilotJun 1 '14Author:&#160;Ditch Townsend561 residents (50% being women) joined a panel with an offer to increase local political engagement (incorporating 72% of those who engaged in conversation, and 66% ... <a href="http://participedia.net/en/cases/heavitree-political-participation-panel-pilot">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Representation (Minimal Coleman)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ditch Townsend]]></dc:creator>
		
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<div><div><div><h2>Method: <a href="http://participedia.net/en/methods/direct-representation-minimal-coleman">Direct Representation (Minimal Coleman)</a>
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<div><div><div>May 31 '14</div></div></div>
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<div><div><a href="http://participedia.net/en/people/ditch-townsend" title="View user profile.">Ditch Townsend</a></div></div>
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<div><div><div>Devised independently, but now nesting within Coleman&#8217;s political philosophy, this method offers elected representatives and aspirant activists a minimal set of activities which informally fuse aspects of direct and representative democracy, offer constituents a more authentic political conversation, and need not await wider political reforms.</div></div></div>
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