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We Own It @weownit.org.uk After 40 years, privatisation of our public services has failed. It's time for public ownership. We use it, we pay for it, We Own It.
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Craig A Rodway @craigr.uk https://craigr.uk · Software Developer · Photographer (for fun) · Brass player · Radio ham
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FfS FfilmSchool.org @ffilmschool.bsky.social FfilmSchool.org is a anti-extractivist documentary film school in Dyfi, Cymru. Jan-Jun 2026.
FfS - we can make film better.
Relearning filmmaking for a radically abundant future.
Ffilm Cymru Wales & co2re funded.
Keir Milburn @kmilb.bsky.social Co-director of Abundance. Co-author of Radical Abundance (2025) and author of Generation Left (2019). Co-host of the #ACFM podcast.
Joe Painter @joepainter.bsky.social Londoner by birth, Tynesider by choice, European and internationalist by conviction. Recovering academic. Geographer.
Doccy B 🌿🌿🐝🌿🦔🌿 @merylbatchelder.bsky.social Enthusiastic communicator for climate, nature & sustainability education
Former science teacher
Education Lead for TerraLigo
Coordinator for the Ministry of Eco Education
#ClimateAmbassador #STEM
Alter ego of Melody Bird
I grow stuff in my free time 🌱
Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social Your Party MP for Coventry South 🌹
coventrysouth@parliament.uk
Promoted by Zarah Sultana at CWU South Midlands, Coventry, CV1 3EG
Paddy Boocock @boococp.bsky.social A disordered shout of rage at the ongoing, accelerating and mindless, but totally conscious, destruction of our terrestrial home and body politic for the vacuous goal of the satiation of endless greed
Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social Fighting for human rights across UK & the world 🌍 follow for activism & news. Amnesty UK (Charitable Trust & Section).
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Accounting. Member, UK House of Lords.
If with all your effort and might you do not reach the mountain top that is not failure; failure is that you did not even try.
The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social 
Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social Heritage, Archaeologist, solidarity, she/her - hoping for more kindness, often anxious and sharp. Professionally garrulous. Living in Cardiff. Ageless, so no DMs
No To Racism @notoracism.bsky.social Say - No To Racism 📣
❤️ Opposing hate, inequality, and discrimination
❤️ Justice, dignity, and equality for all
❤️ Be Kind
❤️ Stronger Together
❤️ Anti-War
❤️ F*uk ICE
❤️ F*uk Trump
🚫fascists🚫bigots🚫racists🚫evil🚫maga
Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social Campaigner🍃Trade Unionist 🍃Political🍃 Socialist 🍃 🇧🇩 Proud 🇬🇧 🍃
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Stand Up To Racism - North Tyneside @sutr-northtyneside.bsky.social The official account of Stand Up To Racism in North Tyneside
Promoted by Stand Up To Racism, PO Box 79407, London N17 1HP
Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social Eco-socialist, 75+ disabled MH survivor
Anti-Reform Green+Your Party electoral pact
#FreePalestine #TaxTheRich #BLM #Feminist
Songwriter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AGDJDrklwM&list=
The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social Disrupting power since 2015
Mandy Parry @spiketta.bsky.social Green Party member in Stockwood, Bristol East, UK.
'If you are neutral in times of rising intolerance, you have taken the side of the oppressor.'
Ricky Kumar T @rickykumart.bsky.social Creative design, podcaster, community connecter, red+green socialist, runner, PTSD awareness, NUFC fan, classic introvert! 🔰
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Anthony Vickers @anthonyvickers.bsky.social 
Jenny R @jennyr23.bsky.social 🩵NHS Librarian, love reading crime and other stuff, cooking, living in Newcastle upon Tyne 🖤🤍, Greek island hopping.
Archie MacKay @paperbhoy.bsky.social community journalist, celtic fan, lifelong learner, gaidhlig speaker
owner of heb.holiday (contact direct if you fancy a wee break)
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INSPIRE @horizon-inspire.bsky.social INSPIRE is about fostering a more inclusive and participatory society, which starts from the experience and knowledge of marginalised groups to inform more equitable policies.
https://linktr.ee/inspiredemocracy
@mr-bobbles.bsky.social @mr-bobbles.bsky.social 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Robert MacDonald @rfmacdonald.bsky.social Social Scientist/ Professor (Honorary - Durham)
South Shields, UK.
The usual stuff: ‘left-wing flim-flam’/ sociology (youth, inequality, class etc)/ hills/ birds/ dogs/ politics/ punk/ MCFC/ archaeology/ the North East, & those sort of things.
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Tom Atkinson @tomatkinsonne.bsky.social Volunteer Activist.
🟢Green party and ♓Majority member
Tony P @dimotane.bsky.social Hen lover - mountain climber - ale drinker - refugees - honest politics - Boro Boy in Northumberland. - G Vacant @glidz.bsky.social North Easterner.
Helen Bland @writerhcb.bsky.social Author/Screenwriter. The Roxburg Trilogy. Painter of the Sacred.
Loves Photography. Beaches and Forests. #writingcommunity
Ruth Egeressy @ruthsustainable.bsky.social sustainability and behaviour change MSc🌏 #CitizensAssemblies l #ClimateAssembly participatory and deliberative democracy 🌱Democratic Innovation for a better world 🌱 #ClimateFresk and 🧘🏻♂️Yoga
Claudia Chwalisz @cchwalisz.bsky.social Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext (www.demnext.org)
Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social It‘s the democracy, stupid!
www.buergerrat.de/en
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org Independent, daily global news hour.
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social We expose Big Tech's harms to democracy.
Parents to The Real Facebook Oversight Board & Independent Sage.
Our newsletters:
https://dispatch.the-citizens.com
citizensreunited.substack.com
You can also find us at https://the-citizens.com
Bürgerrat @buergerrat.bsky.social Alle Menschen sollten die gleiche Chance auf politische Beteiligung haben - zufällig geloste Bürgerräte machen es möglich. Redaktion: Mehr Demokratie e.V.
https://www.buergerrat.de/
Sortition Foundation @sortitionnow.bsky.social Sign the petition: www.858.org.uk/house-of-citizens-petition
It's been over 858 years since King Henry II introduced juries.
Finish the job: Replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens.
www.858.org.uk
www.sortitionfoundation.org
Joanna Massie @joannacm.bsky.social PhD Candidate, deliberative mini publics and public opinion @ McMaster University, Canada. London expat. She/Her.
Current: Vox Pop Labs | Former: MASS LBP, The RSA
Zoë Wilkins @zoewilkins.bsky.social Participatory and deliberative democracy for a just transition 🌱 Climate Democracy Associate at People Powered 🌏 Trustee at East End Citizen’s Advice 👥 Newfoundland/UK 🌊
Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social Climate & energy governance; citizen engagement. Prof at Lancaster Uni; expert adviser to the Climate Change Committee. Mostly climate stuff, occasional forays into runs, swims, mountains, dogs. Book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/too-hot-to-handle
WE DO DEMOCRACY @wedodemocracy.bsky.social Social enterprise- democracy entrepreneurs and advocates. Working for more and better democracy, bridging the gap between system and citizens. Initiating, organizing and advising on democratic innovation, participation and deliberative democracy.
Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication, Democracy at Dublin C Uni || Director FuJo Future Media Democracy Society || Deliberation || Citizens Assembly|| Disinformation
Rowan Harris @rowanharris.bsky.social Deliberative Democracy @ Shared Future CIC | Climate Change and Water Security | Archaeology and History Enthusiast
Transparent Citizens Assemblies @edsurridge.bsky.social Stand and vote for Transparent Deliberative Democracy
100s of non binding Citizens Assemblies have been, rubbished & hidden by broken democracy in many countries.
Form your countries political party for AI assisted Citizens Assemblies in all government
Global Citizens' Assembly Network @glocan.bsky.social International research collective on global and transnational public deliberation.
🌐 GloCAN.org
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca We are an academic research unit at the University of Toronto investigating novel threats to democracy, human rights, and global security in the digital ecosystem.
Jez Hall @jezsfcic.bsky.social Director at Shared Future CIC, passionate about #participatorybudgeting, #citizensassemblies and #deliberativedemocracy. Follow us @sharedfuture.bsky.social
Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social Research Fellow, St Andrews
Faculty, Director of Research IUC Turin
Plebeian philosophy & praxis, deliberative democracy, intellectual history, critical legal studies, political economy.
Publications: https://camilavergara.academia.edu/
Johan Galster @johangalster.bsky.social Director and founding partner of We Do Democracy. Expert advisor on deliberative democracy and participation.
Co-founder of Democracy Garage, Denmark’s independent development platform for democratic innovation and deliberation.
www.wedodemocracy.dk
Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social Democratic innovation / collaborative governance / participation / community action. Often in the mountains
📍Edinburgh
🔗 linkedin.com/in/kmcbride1
🧑💻 Involve UK. Freelance Aiteal Co. Prev TPXimpact, FutureGov, Demsoc, UoEdi, UoSussex
Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social Forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives and critical views on deliberative democracy.
Josh Lerner @joshalerner.bsky.social People Powered co-director, Participatory Budgeting Project founder, #MakingDemocracyFun author. Posts about participatory democracy, vegan eats, dad jokes. he/él
People Powered @peoplepowered.org The global hub for participatory democracy.
peoplepowered.org
Hans Asenbaum @hansasenbaum.bsky.social Senior research fellow @ Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Uni Canberra. He/him 🏳️🌈 Author of The Politics of Becoming. Open Access https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-politics-of-becoming-9780192858870?cc=us&lang=en&
Noémie Galland-Beaune @noemiegb.bsky.social Secretary @lesecologistesbe.bsky.social
Policy - Democracy & Deliberative wave
Brussels Binder's advocacy member - she/her
Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University.
Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University.
https://rikkidean.com/
Wendy Conway-Lamb @wendyconwaylamb.bsky.social Climate change adaptation | Deliberative democracy | International development | Global-local governance | Arguably more interesting on http://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-conway-lamb-5a573351
Jesi Carson @jesicarson.bsky.social Design Researcher + Interaction Designer with Participedia, Vancouver Design Nerds and Global Classroom for Democracy Innovation
Canning Malkin @clmalkin.bsky.social Deliberative and innovative democracy @iswe-foundation.bsky.social and @glocan.bsky.social, climate governance, American politics, and some other bits. she/her
Linus Strothmann @linusstrothmann.bsky.social Author on Citizen Assemblies, canoeconcerts@youtube, DIY, future generations
V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem project, based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The V-Dem project (Varieties of Democracy) is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy. 
Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social All things democracy, open gov & participation, with a sprinkling of climbing, photography & Ipswich Town.
Democracy & Participation Lead at Open Government Partnership, trustee at MySociety, & former exec director at Involve.
Reema Patel @reemaspatel.bsky.social Inclusive policy, research, design and practice, using participatory and deliberative methods. I work with @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social on including public voices in AI, and @iswe-foundation.bsky.social on a permanent global climate assembly.
Terry Bouricius @tbouricius.bsky.social Sortition political theorist and writer. Recovering politician (20 years in elective office).
Stefan Roch @stefan2710.bsky.social Projectmanager NewDemocracy project @BertelsmannStiftung
> (Digital) Democracy
> (Innovative) Citizen Participation
> (Geeky) Boardgames
Claire Mellier @clairemellier.bsky.social Believer in #peoplepower #systemschange Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Knowledge & Practice lead iswe.org Co-founder globalassemblies.org Board member ipsp.org
Clodagh Harris @clodaghharris.bsky.social Senior lecturer, University College Cork. Interested in participatory & deliberative democracy, citizens assemblies, climate justice and intergenerational deliberation. Own views.
John Gastil @jgastil.bsky.social Penn State professor who studies deliberative democracy and group decision making. Currently on sabbatical at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center. Recent books: Hope for Democracy, Legislature by Lot, and Dungeon Party (a novel).
Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social PolSci - Comunicación Política - https://yaninawelp.wordpress.com
Democracy, participation & deliberation, Latin American politics
@ahcdemocracy.bsky.social - @gvagrad.bsky.social
@redpolitologas.bsky.social #NoSinMujeres
Posting in #English & #Spanish
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social NEW book—Democracy and Social Rights: A Path Toward Equality? (Routledge, June 2025).
Just starting work on a book about the failure of so-called liberal democracy. Hope to publish it in late 2028.
https://nipissingu.academia.edu/LarryPatriquin
Lawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social Law professor; activist; not convinced we have time; acting as if we do.
Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social The Journal of Democracy: The smartest analysis on democracy and authoritarianism around the world. Reposts ≠ Endorsement. https://linkin.bio/jodemocracy
Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social We #DefendDemocracy against hybrid & technological threats. Nonpartisan, nonprofit, Transatlantic. Founder & Director: Alice @Stollmeyer
Support us: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate/
Participedia @participedia.bsky.social We are a global research community and crowdsourcing platform (participedia.net) sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
Iswe @iswe-foundation.bsky.social Iswe is a democracy innovation centre. Our mission is to make governance systems work for people and planet. We believe that when ‘I’ (an individual) recognises themselves as ‘we’ (part of the collective), the results are transformational | www.iswe.org
Colin Megill @colinmegill.com Cofounder pol.is
President compdemocracy.org
San Francisco, CA
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
Involve @involveuk.bsky.social The UK's public participation charity. We work to create a healthier & more vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision making.
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden University | Democracy | EU
private handle: views mine
Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745
Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
Unlock Democracy @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social We campaign for a vibrant, inclusive democracy that puts power in the hands of the people. Reposts do not imply endorsement.
Mehr Demokratie @mehrdemokratie.bsky.social Initiative für direkte Demokratie, Bürgerräte, faires Wahlrecht & Transparenz in der Politik. | Newsletter abonnieren: http://mehr-demokratie.de/newsletter
Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Researching conspiracy theories and democracy. Former 🚒🚑
Democratic Society @handle.invalid People making European democracy work better since 2006.
Ciaran Cummins @ciarancummins.bsky.social Engagement Lead, Involve. Writing a book on public philosophy and the space for reflection in our lives: https://www.thepubliclifeofthemind.co.uk/
Nicole Curato @nicolecurato.bsky.social Examining the intersections of deliberative democracy, craft gin, and Taylor Swift.
Mel Ross @melross.bsky.social Political scientist @unibremen.bsky.social
CoLead @glocan.bsky.social
CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations
📍Berlin
Ruth Hubbard @itsourcity1.bsky.social local democracy & governance activist, new municipalism, for citizens & communities working together across difference. Founder It’s Our City! & SOS (Sheffield Oversight & Scrutiny). itsoursheffield.co.uk & sos-sheffield.org.uk
Democracy Technologies @demtech.bsky.social Democracy Technologies is the first comprehensive online magazine offering news, background, evaluation and networking around – covering online participation in politics, e-voting and party technologies.
Powered by the Innovation in Politics Institute.
Democracy International e.V. @democracyintl.bsky.social Empowering to shape democracy 🌱 Sharing tools & stories of participation
10+ years of democracy expertise 🌱 Connect & get active - start here 👇
🔗democracy-international.org
Ruth Lightbody @drruthlightbody.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Politics at Glasgow Caledonian University. Research: perinatal mental health & playgroups, community engagement & deliberative democracy, experts & evidence giving
Seána Glennon @seanaglennon.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Constitutional law, deliberative democracy, citizen participation. Éireannach 🇮🇪 i gCeanada 🇨🇦
Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social Promoting work on deliberative democracy
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/ianoflynn.html