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		<title>Three New Papers (and a presentation) on Civic Tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 01:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog has been slow lately, but as I mentioned before, it is for a good cause. With some great colleagues I&#8217;ve been working on a series of papers (and a book) on civic technology. The first three of these &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2015/06/08/three-new-papers-on-civic-tech/">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=1096&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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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>Now the paper: Evidence of Social Accountability Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/09/24/now-the-paper-evidence-of-social-accountability-initiatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago I wrote about Jonathan Fox&#8217;s work on the evidence of social accountability initiatives. Initially in the format of a PDF slide presentation, it has now been turned into a magnificent paper, the first of the GPSA &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/09/24/now-the-paper-evidence-of-social-accountability-initiatives/">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=1045&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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