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		<title>Easter readings: new selection of articles and notes on democracy, open government, civic tech and others</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open government&#8217;s uncertain effects and the Biden opportunity: what now?&#160; A review of 10 years of open government research reveals: 1) &#8220;a transparency-driven focus&#8221;,&#160; 2) &#8220;methodological concerns&#8221;, and 3) [maybe not surprising] &#8220;the lack of empirical evidence regarding the effects &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
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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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