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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exchanging with some friends on a list of favorite reads from 2020. While I started with a short list, it quickly grew: after all, despite the pandemic, there has been lots of interesting stuff published in the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2020 and beyond: 11 predictions at the intersection of technology and citizen engagement</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New World Bank Report on the effects of emerging technologies on public participation.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NOSSAS as the New Civil Society: Online, Offline, and as a Platform</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, a friend of mine who was going to speak at a conference asked me for good cases of civic tech &#8220;that works&#8221;. I didn&#8217;t hesitate, and advised him to get in touch with the people at NOSSAS, &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/30/nossas-as-the-new-civil-society-online-offline-and-as-a-platform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Catching up: civic tech research, crisis of participation in Brazil, podcasts and more</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/04/catching-up-civic-tech-research-crisis-of-participation-in-brazil-podcasts-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dream consultancy The Hewlett Foundation is seeking consultants to help design a potential, longer-term research collaborative to study the application of behavioral insights to nudge governments to respond to citizen feedback. This is just fantastic and deserves a blog &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/12/04/catching-up-civic-tech-research-crisis-of-participation-in-brazil-podcasts-and-more/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new IDS Bulletin is out. Edited by Rosemary McGee and Duncan Edwards, this is the first open access version of the well-known journal by the Institute of Development Studies. It brings eight new studies looking at a variety of &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Development Report 2016, the main annual publication of the World Bank, is out. This year&#8217;s theme is Digital Dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The findings of the WDR are simultaneously &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/13/world-development-report-2016-digital-dividends/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1142&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Civic Tech and Government Responsiveness</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2015/11/22/civic-tech-and-government-responsiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those interested in tech-based citizen reporting tools (such as FixMyStreet, SeeClickFix), here&#8217;s a recent interview of mine with Jeffrey Peel (Citizen 2015) in which I discuss some of our recent research in the area. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1132&#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>
				<category><![CDATA[A/B testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centre for the Study of Democracy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[deliberation]]></category>
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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>Why ‘I-Paid-A-Bribe’ Worked in India but Failed in China</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/23/why-i-paid-a-bribe-worked-in-india-but-failed-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting paper by Yuen Yuen Ang, Political Scientist at the University of Michigan: Authoritarian states restrain online activism not only through repression and censorship, but also by indirectly weakening the ability of netizens to self-govern and constructively engage the state. &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/23/why-i-paid-a-bribe-worked-in-india-but-failed-in-china/">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=879&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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