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		<title>DemocracySpot’s Most Read Posts in 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(I should have posted this on the 31st, but better late than never) Below are some of the most read posts in 2014. While I&#8217;m at it, I&#8217;ll take the opportunity to explain the reduced number of posts in the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2015/01/02/democracyspots-most-read-posts-in-2014/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1079&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Technology and Citizen Engagement: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the open government debate, there is growing interest in the role of technology in citizen engagement. However, as interest in the subject grows, so does the superficiality of the conversations that follow. While the number of citizen engagement and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1014&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Rethinking Why People Participate</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/30/rethinking-why-people-participate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a refined understanding of what leads people to participate is one of the main concerns of those working with citizen engagement. But particularly when it comes to participatory democracy, that understanding is only partial and, most often, the clich&#233; &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/30/rethinking-why-people-participate/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=884&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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