Manchester Community Central @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social A charity supporting Manchester's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Visit our website: manchestercommunitycentral.org
Voice of the People @vop.org Nonpartisan. Nonprofit. Giving regular citizens a greater voice in government. linktr.ee/vopsocial
TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change @tascireland.bsky.social TASC is an independent think-tank whose mission is to address inequality and sustain democracy by translating analysis into action.
International IDEA @internationalidea.bsky.social The International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance is a global inter-governmental organization that supports sustainable #democracy worldwide.
https://www.idea.int/
Solidarity Research Center @solidarityresearch.bsky.social We are a worker self-directed nonprofit that builds solidarity economy ecosystems through data science, story-based strategy, and action research. We work at the intersection of racial justice and solidarity economies.
Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social Community-driven planning and policy for a more just, sustainable New York City. Since 1963.
prattcenter.net
The Participatory Budgeting Project @pbp-org.bsky.social Nonprofit organization that empowers people to decide together how to spend public money, via #ParticipatoryBudgeting. RT ≠ endorsement.
https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/
National Civic League @civicleague.bsky.social We are the nation’s best at the science of local government, the art of public engagement, and the celebration of the progress that can be achieved when people work together!
Institut du Nouveau Monde @inm-voix.bsky.social https://inm.qc.ca
Innovation for Policy Foundation @i4policy.bsky.social The Future is Co-Created
We believe in building a better future by putting the power of the collective at the heart of decision-making.
https://i4policy.org
@demnet-hungary.bsky.social @demnet-hungary.bsky.social
Coglobal @coglobal.bsky.social Construyendo democracia participativa con gobiernos y comunidades
Building participatory democracy with governments and communities
Civic Tech Field Guide @civictechguide.bsky.social Your place to find and be found
https://civictech.guide/
CES-UC | Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra @ces-uc.bsky.social Instituição científica dedicada à investigação e formação avançada nas ciências sociais, artes e humanidades | Scientific institution dedicated to research and advanced training in social sciences, arts and humanities
Centre for Public Impact (CPI) @cpi-foundation.bsky.social We're reimagining government so it works for everyone.
🎧 Podcast: https://centreforpublicimpact.org/our-work/reimagining-government-podcast/
🤝 To get in touch with us: https://centreforpublicimpact.org/get-in-touch/
Center for Economic Democracy @economicdemocracy.us 🌱 We're building a post-capitalist world that puts people and the planet first!
🌐 https://economicdemocracy.us/
Aaron Landsman @thinaar.bsky.social Theater person, civic action person, Lecturer at Princeton person, person person. Writing in journals and on stages and in a book (The City We Make Together). Progenitor of Perfect City - toolkit for local power using art.
Alekz Aguila @alekzaguila.bsky.social Me muevo en bici y contemplo atardeceres, lo demás es puro complemento ・・ Gobernanza 👾 Ciudad 🚲 Participación 🙋🏿♂️ Justicia Climática 🌱 ・・ Acciono desde @cclimaticas.bsky.social
Claucia Faganello @claucia-faganello.bsky.social PhD in Administration, researching public participation, transparency, social control, public policy, and policy capacity. Particularly interested in gender. Books, cooking, and cats.
Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça @mendoncarf.bsky.social PoliSci Prof. at UFMG. Coordinator of Margem - Research Group on Justice and Democracy. Associate Researcher at INCT.DD. Interested on Algorithms, Political Theory, Political Communication and Contentious Politics.
Savaş Zafer Şahin @szafersahin.bsky.social Prof.Dr./ODTÜ'96'99'07-UKC'02/Şehir Plancısı/SBKY/Kamu Politikaları/IAF2020 Aw./IODP 2021 Aw./Innovation in Politics Aw.2024 İletişim: iyikionusectim@gmail.com
Stéphane Dubé @omnival.org Gouvernance - Innovation sociale - Participation citoyenne - Participation numérique
Codirecteur Maillages et Gouvernance au Cité-ID LivingLab @ ENAP
Papa, cycliste, écologiste.
Vijayendra Rao @bijurao.bsky.social Economist who mixes disciplines and methods. https://www.vijayendrarao.org/
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social www.tonyc.nyc NYC-based organization, practicing Theatre of the Oppressed with community forum theatre programs, creative advocacy, and trainings for groups and individuals. More stuff: https://linktr.ee/tonyc_action
Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Renewables #Ecosocialism #Think32 #ElinorOstrom #Commons #CorneliusCardew #GaeilgeGachLá #BoycottTrump
Journal of Co-operative Studies @coopstudiesjournal.bsky.social Non-profit international journal linking theory and practice across co-operative sectors. Part of UK Society for Co-operative Studies
Climate Emergency UK @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social We inspire and support UK council climate action, enabling communities and councils to reach net zero at the scale and pace needed - measured by our Council Climate Action Scorecards - https://councilclimatescorecards.uk/
https://climateemergency.uk/
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social Lancaster University’s official account. We’re a highly ranked collegiate university with a global reputation for teaching and research
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/
Climate Citizens @climatecitizens.bsky.social The Climate Citizens Research Group works with a wide group of stakeholders, including government, businesses and environmental groups, to promote greater citizen engagement in climate issues, and climate policymaking.
Rachel Coxcoon @rachelcoxcoon.bsky.social Director: Climate Guide - Local Gov. climate strategy
PhD researcher: 'Climate Citizens', Lancaster Uni - researching ideological influences on attitude to climate policy
Centrist. On Bluesky. Quickly now comrades, summon the Thought Police…
John Macgregor (democracy re-design) @johnmacgregor.bsky.social Author, 'The Mechanics of Changing the World: Political Architecture to Roll Back State & Corporate Power'
https://books2read.com/thirddraft
Aussie, journo: NYT, SMH
Designer, anti-poverty projects, Cambodia
#ThirdDraftDemocracy #DemocracyWorks #Vote
Centre for Deliberative Democracy @deldemucan.bsky.social Leading research centre specialising in deliberative governance & democratic innovations at the University of Canberra.
Calderdale Council @calderdale.bsky.social Posts from Calderdale Council. Serving our communities across Halifax, Elland, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. #WeAreCalderdale
Innovate UK @innovateuk.bsky.social Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. It helps businesses develop the new products, services and processes they need to grow through innovation.
Website
https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/
Carbon Co-op @carbon.coop Community Energy organisation based in Manchester enabling people and communities to tackle climate change
Scott AP @vimtosocialist.bsky.social
Debs Harkins @debsharkins.bsky.social Director of Public Health & Climate Action @Calderdale. AML survivor @cureleukaemia. Love mountains and photography. Live in South Yorkshire. Blackburn Rovers.
Fruit Works Co-operative @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social Fruit tree specialists in Bradford & Leeds
We make fruit growing easy.
fruitworks.org.uk
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
Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
(she/they)
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
SocietyWorks @societyworks.org Trusted providers of citizen-centred digital solutions for local government and the public sector. Wholly-owned by civic tech charity mySociety.
🔗 societyworks.org
Louise Crow @itscrowbot.bsky.social Chief Exec for @mysociety.org. We run TheyWorkForYou, WhatDoTheyKnow, FixMyStreet and a host of other projects reimagining people power.
WhatDoTheyKnow @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social Make and explore UK #FreedomOfInformation requests. A transparency project from @mysociety.bsky.social. For help http://whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact
Jen Thornton @jenthornton.bsky.social Campaigner, communicator, politico. Likes transport, stories and the arts. 🏳️🌈
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. Contact via @Signal.org username: allytibbitt.92
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
Anna Scott-Trimble @anna-scott.bsky.social UCD, content and brand strategy. Digital rights, civic tech. Current: content design and digital transformation at Defra/GOV.UK. mySociety trustee. SocietyWorks NED. Ex ODI, Guardian. I like making bleepy music.
Nigel Ball @nigelball.bsky.social Runner of Labs (Social Purpose and Government Outcomes) currently @UAL formerly @Oxford. Who decided blue is the colour of social media?
Sam Pearson @sagepe.bsky.social Perpetual neophyte
Struan Donald @struan.exo.org.uk 7% less grumpy than I appear to be.
Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social Chief Exec of @neweconomics.bsky.social
Author of "Power to the People" (Headline Press, 2024) https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/danny-sriskandarajah/power-to-the-people/9781035414277/
Irene Chen @irenetrampoline.bsky.social ML for healthcare and health equity. Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley and UCSF.
https://irenechen.net/
Anna Grebe @agrebea.bsky.social media studies (phd). youth politics. feminist. star trek. TEDx speaker. cinephil. vegan. berlin-rixdorf. valparaíso. schwarzwald. private account. (she/her)
Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social Ecosocialist bluestocking. Immigrant & settler 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇺🇸🇬🇧. Social ecology & ecological economics at Uni Lausanne in 🇨🇭. Bad at email. She/her
Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social Professor at ICTA-UAB and Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE • Author of THE DIVIDE and LESS IS MORE • Global inequality, political economy and ecological economics
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social DC. political philosopher at Georgetown, editor at @hammerandhope.bsky.social, rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. #COYS
Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social Climate and sustainability writer; duck monitor.
Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social Climate adaptation & development•Prof Development Geography @giubresearch.bsky.social•Co-EiC @climdevjournal.bsky.social•PI @dependencybonn.de•Associate @sei.org & @ecioxford.bsky.social• @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social•she/her/Du•Servant to 2 rescue 🐈⬛ •🇸🇪
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social This space would like me to place a short sentence here, but short sentences are contrary to my nature.
Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.
Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social Professor of climate + energy policy at UCSB. Alumni of MIT, Columbia and UToronto. Hosts "A Matter of Degrees" podcast. Cuts carbon pollution! Proudly 🇨🇦 Gardener 🌱 leahstokes.com; Newsletter: electricnotes.news
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com climate scientist
posts 100% my own
🇨🇦 is my home
distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
advisor, Lawson Climate Inst UofT
alumna, UToronto and UIUC
author, Saving Us
Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social Writer of books (latest one is END TIMES FASCISM with Naomi Klein), maker of documentaries, schemer with the Debt Collective, editing at Hammer & Hope.
"A hugely influential figure on the modern Left" — City Journal
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social Investigative climate reporter. Ida Tarbell stan. Run Drilled.media, contrib lots of places. Author "Brought To You By" @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social. Pod: https://push.fm/fl/drilled. YT:@DrilledMedia. Signal: adubs.78.
Alex Evans @alexevansuk.bsky.social Climate, campaigning, polarisation, psychology. Larger Us founder & ED, author of The Myth Gap, Visiting Prof at Newcastle, Senior Fellow at NYU Center on International Cooperation, believer in our better nature
Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social Interested in climate & the environment
Julie Mellor @juliemellor.bsky.social Chair of Demos and the Skills Federation: the voice of employer led sector skills bodies. Int. Public participation
Global Commons Alliance @globalcommonshq.bsky.social We bring together civil society, philanthropy, business networks, and science – for a just world, on a safe planet.
Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
http://common-wealth.org
linktr.ee/common.wealth
John Barry @profjohnbarry.bsky.social Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social We are the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST); a global hub for understanding the crucial role that people play in fighting climate change.
Based at the University of Bath and across five institutions, ESRC-funded.
www.cast.ac.uk
Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark
https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc
• #dkmedier #dkpol #dkforsk #democracy #digital #AI •
CUSP //: Post Growth Research Centre @cusp.ac.uk What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental, social and economic limits?—We work with people, policy and business to address this question, developing pragmatic steps towards a shared and lasting prosperity.
🌐 cusp.ac.uk
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @cser.bsky.social Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social Stockholm Resilience Centre explores how people and nature can live and develop on a planet under pressure.
Imandeep Kaur @immykaur.bsky.social Co - Founder @CIVIC_SQUARE, prev aka Impact Hub Birmingham || @TEDxBrum 2012 - 2017 || Hon Doc. @AstonUniversity ||
Wolfgang Cramer @cramer-bondeau.fr #Climate & #biodiversity emeritus scientist, professor of global #ecology, #CNRS, MedECC, #IPCC, Acad. d'Agriculture de France.
Occasional rail travel and bicycle geek. 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 https://tinyurl.com/wcrame
Wolfgang Knorr @wknorr.bsky.social Climate scientist since 1992, author writing against authoritarian capture (https://braveneweurope.com/tag/wolfgang-knorr), activist.
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social South Asia bureau chief at The Economist
Andy Yuille @andy-yuille.bsky.social Researcher. Environment-society relations, participatory politics, climate policy. Stuff like that.
The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👩🏾💻 A political science blog site from ECPR, the European Consortium for Political Research.
🔲 Showcasing political science at its best. Get your research noticed beyond the academy http://theloop.ecpr.eu
⬛ ...and follow ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social
David Kahane @davidkahane.bsky.social YEG-based permaculture gardener and political theory prof teaching about climate emotion, mutual aid, anarchism, democracy and systems change. Free Palestine.
Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social Political economy of climate and nature at Bruegel. Visiting Professor at University College London. Brussels geek.
Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social Climate scientist, Lund University.
Creator, https://jointheshift.earth
Facing climate crisis with 📊❤️💪: https://wecanfixit.substack.com
Research: high-impact climate action from 🙋🏻♀️to🌎; sustainable food systems; wine; climate education & communication.
Peter Newell @peternewell.bsky.social Academic, activist, lover of nature, football, drums & dogs
Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social Research Director of Berlin-based Think Tank d|part & Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at The University of Edinburgh
https://dpart.org/ | https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/jan-eichhorn
Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social How do we navigate uncharted climate territory? Lead: www.scri.org.uk
Researcher at Chatham House, IPPR, University of Exeter
Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social Author of Doughnut Economics, Co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford Uni Environmental Change Institute. doughnuteconomics.org
Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social Corporate climate strategies, climate communications.
Co-Founder Oxford Climate Journalism Network / Global Managing Partner Sustainable Business Practice, Brunswick Group / Advisor UNFCCC / Prior: Global COO Condé Nast / Guardian / Die Zeit
Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social PhD, climate scientist @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social @CEAParisSaclay @IPSL_outreach @hc_climat. Was co-chair @ipcc.bsky.social (AR6 WGI). Member of French Academy of Technology and Academy of Sciences.
Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social All things energy transition, climate justice and safe streets in the EU.
Formerly at Greenpeace, Friends of The Earth and Global Witness. Now working at @beyondfossilfuels.
Irish immigrant in Brussels.
Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social climate *zeitgeist* reporter for @washingtonpost.com. Reach me on Signal: smosaka.27
Salomé Saqué @salomesaque.bsky.social Journaliste qui parle de
- droits des femmes
- économie (inégalités sociales)
- écologie
- jeunesse
Autrice de "Résister" et "Sois jeune et tais-toi" aux éditions Payot.
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
Thorsten Thiel @thothiel.bsky.social Prof for Democracy Promotion and Digital Politics, Erfurt University
https://thorsten-thiel.net/