Leeds Uni PRHS @leedsprhs.bsky.social School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science at The University of Leeds.
Info for current and prospective students and researchers.
White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social We work collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable individuals from all backgrounds to thrive within our institutions.
https://whiterose.ac.uk
Northern UX @nuxuk.bsky.social #UX #CX #IA and Design community with monthly #nuxuk events in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, York and Sheffield. Next big UX conference hopefully soon.
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&
Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social Hopeful technologist.
Community tech, careful innovation, socially progressive tech policy.
https://www.careful.industries
https://hopeful.technology
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
DMs don't work but hello@careful.industries will find me
Society Speaks @societyspeaks.bsky.social Join a new kind of public discussion platform where nuanced debate leads to better understanding and real policy solutions.
https://societyspeaks.io/
Sarah Castell @scastell.bsky.social CEO Involve. Working to build a stronger democracy that works for everyone, by using the supertools of participatory and deliberative democracy. Also like improv & jumping in cold water.
Delib @delibthinks.bsky.social The humans behind Citizen Space and other citizen engagement tools. Let's talk democracy #CivicTech and doughnuts. 🍩
Marianna Spring @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent | Radio 4 podcasts | @BBCPanorama & current affairs | #Americast host | ARIAS & British Podcast best host
The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social Founded in 1986, the Centre for Local Economies is an independent economics think tank and charity. We work collaboratively to develop solutions that ensure economies are rooted in the places people call home.
🔗 cles.org.uk
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
Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org We are the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Working to create a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
donate.wikimedia.org
Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social Inventor of WWW
Co-founder & CTO Inrupt.com | Lead, Solidproject.org
Co-founder WebFoundation.org & theODI.org
Founder w3.org
My memoir ‘This is for Everyone’ https://thisisforeveryone.timbl.com/
Follow me on Mastodon https://w3c.social/@timbl
LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social The inside track on Labour party news + debate.
News, tipoffs, op-eds or ideas to share? We're at mail@labourlist.org.
Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
connectedbydata.org
Centre for Democratic Futures @cdfuos.bsky.social The Centre for Democratic Futures is an interdisciplinary research network collaborating internationally from the University of Southampton
email us: cdf@soton.ac.uk
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/centre-for-democratic-futures
Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @cdteu.org for our EU-based team.
https://cdt.org
Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social Forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives and critical views on deliberative democracy.
Who Targets Me @whotargets.me On political ads, transparency and what's right for democracy. Go to https://whotargets.me/download to get involved, check out https://trends.whotargets.me for data on >100k digital political advertisers. Newsletter: fulldisclosure.whotargets.me
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
Localis @localis.bsky.social We are an independent, not-for-profit think tank promoting localist ideas through research, events and commentary.
https://www.localis.org.uk/
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk
support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
@scie.org.uk @scie.org.uk SCIE improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice.
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
Democracy Club @democracyclub.org.uk Creating the digital foundations to support everyone's participation in democratic life. We built http://WhoCanIVoteFor.co.uk and http://WhereDoIVote.co.uk. 🗳
Andy Paice @andypaice.bsky.social Londoner with a passion for public participation and #WiseDemocracy http://andypaice.net http://co-intelligence.institute
Locality @locality.org.uk We support local community organisations to be strong and successful. #PowerOfCommunity
AKA @localitynews
locality.org.uk
Ben Proctor @benproctor.co.uk Some time folk singer. Freelance data consultant.
LibDem Herefordshire & Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU) more at https://linktr.ee/ben4college
New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social We're an independent think tank and network of councils with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power.
Find out more: https://www.newlocal.org.uk
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
Centre for Governance and Scrutiny @cfgs.bsky.social As leading charity and national centre of expertise, we are committed to empowering organisations with the tools and knowledge to enhance governance and scrutiny. 
Ed Hammond @se13ed.bsky.social Local government governance person, supporting English councils on stuff relating to decision-making, oversight, transparency, etc. Views my own.
Warwick Mind and Action Research Centre @warwick-mindaction.bsky.social The Warwick Mind and Action Research Centre (WMA) exists to promote and coordinate the philosophy of mind, action, and adjacent areas. We host many events, conferences, and research projects.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/research/researchcentres/wma
Notwestminster 💚 @notwestminster.bsky.social Want to help redesign local democracy? We bring people together to create and share new ideas for doing local democracy. We are #Notwestminster – are you?
Andrea Felicetti @andreafelicetti.bsky.social Wondering about democracy, in theory and in practice. Senior Assistant Professor University of Padua
Carl Whistlecraft @gr8governance.bsky.social Trust is our greatest currency.
Peace, love, truth, music
I am #Notwestminster
Up The Blades
Diane Sims @72prufrocks.bsky.social Growing food & community, doing local democracy & digital, building cathedrals & connections. Work: democracy & citizen engagement. Writer, artist, activist, unapologetic idealistic. I am still #Notwestminster
IDEA: The Ethics Centre @idea-leeds.bsky.social The applied ethics centre at the University of Leeds. We research, teach, consult, and engage with the public.
Christine M. Korsgaard @cmkorsgaard.bsky.social Research Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. 
Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Analysis, insight and informed opinion on politics and public policy. https://politicalquarterly.org.uk
Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social Head of Policy Engagement, University of Huddersfield; sociology PhD; advocate of knowledge exchange; co-chair Universities Policy Engagement Network; appreciator of reasonably priced fine wine; understander of the power of football to ruin your weekend.
The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social Dedicated to the advancement of Real Philosophy, For Everyone.
https://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/
Find lectures and events on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@TheRoyalInstituteofPhilosophy
Links: https://linktr.ee/royalinstitutephilosophy
The British Philosophical Association @thebpa.bsky.social Representing Professional Philosophers in the UK - www.bpa.ac.uk.
Tom Loosemore @tomski.com Partner at Public Digital, co-founder Government Digital Service, ex-BBC. Expect occasional small boat sailing.
PSA Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group @psapdd.bsky.social We are the Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/participatory-and-deliberative-democracy
@uonphilosophy.bsky.social @uonphilosophy.bsky.social This is the Bluesky account of the philosophy department at the University of Nottingham. We like philosophy!!
Chris Woodard @utiliwood.bsky.social Moral and political philosophy, University of Nottingham
christopherwoodard.org
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.
Zarino Zappia @zarino.co.uk Designer, coder, bell ringer, lego geek 🇬🇧 🏳️🌈 🏴☠️
Product chap at @mysociety.org. Formerly of ScraperWiki, @oii.ox.ac.uk, and @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social.
☠️ twitter.com/zarino
👔 linkedin.com/in/zarino
🌐 zarino.co.uk
Louise Crow @itscrowbot.bsky.social Chief Exec for @mysociety.org. We run TheyWorkForYou, WhatDoTheyKnow, FixMyStreet and a host of other projects reimagining people power.
Steve Skelton @steve1skelton.bsky.social Practitioner policy wonk | Founder www.questionfactory.co.uk | Trustee @mysociety | Ex- Demos, LGA, Stockport Council, GMCA, Govt of Jersey, LCRCA
Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk I help people report broken street lights, find out their bin day, plan train travel, manage an orchestra, locate the nearest postbox, research old theatre productions, keep time in a choir, and occasionally play board games | https://dracos.co.uk
Open Government Partnership @opengovpartnership.org 73 national & 135 local governments, alongside thousands of civil society groups, working together to improve people's lives. #OpenGov
Public Interest News Foundation @publicinterestnews.org.uk We believe that everyone in the UK should benefit from public interest news that speaks to them, for them and with them. 🗞️
We're building the capacity of the UK's independent news providers to do that.
Joe Mitchell @joe-mitchell.com Another day, another microblog! Mainly worrying about democracy. Work on regenerating local news at @publicinterestnews.org.uk. Also @j0e_m@mastodon.social for when the sky inevitably clouds over.
Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social Democracy Programme Lead / Senior Researcher - mySociety/TheyWorkForYou. Also for some reason Postman Pat reviews.
Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
(she/they)
Hansard Society @hansardsociety.bsky.social The UK’s independent charity working to strengthen Parliament through expert insight into how it works, why it matters, and how it can be better.
NOT the record of parliamentary debates! | https://hansardsociety.start.page/
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
mySociety @mysociety.org We create digital services that break down barriers to democratic participation, equipping people to take action and drive meaningful change. Subscribe to our updates at http://eepurl.com/gOEVFj
Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social The home of Political Studies since 1950. We advance, support & promote the global study of Politics & International Relations. psa.ac.uk
Become a PSA member http://psa.ac.uk/members
Open Innovations @open-innovations.org We are radically open, not for profit, independent, mission-led, small organisation. We use the web as it was intended - openly.
https://open-innovations.org
Dr Dave McKenna @drdavemckenna.bsky.social Not that kind of a doctor.
Jonathan Flowers @jonathanflowers.bsky.social Chair/NED/Adviser #localgov, "digital", governance, strategy, democracy, data, operational research. Militant optimism. Slightly retired so also: travel, theatre, WRU :-( , F1, politics-watcher, Wingnut and CFA superfan. Harpenden. #dysgwyr
UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social The UK's leading research centre on constitutional change, covering parliament, government, democracy, elections and more.
Sign up to hear about our blog posts, events and publications 👉 https://mailchi.mp/ucl/constitution-unit.
Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social The political home for everyone who wants to be part of a much more equal, democratic and sustainable future. Powered by members.
https://linktr.ee/CompassOnline
Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective.
➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities
https://linktr.ee/instituteforgov
National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation @ncdd.bsky.social NCDD is a network of innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and take action together effectively on today’s toughest issues. NCDD serves as a gathering place for this vital community of practice.
Open Data Camp @odcamp.uk The unconference entirely devoted to open data. https://www.odcamp.uk/
Open Data Manchester CIC @opendatamcr.bsky.social Helping individuals, organisations and communities understand and use data in responsible and ethical ways since 2010.
https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
@opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net Free thinking for the world 🌍 We're an independent media organisation. Find us > opendemocracy.net Also at @openDemocracy@newsie.social for those who toot too.
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