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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Prof. Dr. Alan Fowler

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Prof. Dr. Alan Fowler. Civic Driven Change: Where From? Where Now? Where Next?. The Address. Civic Driven Change Is about designing and wearing better spectacles to see, understand, think about and act on socio-political processes. The Flow. Where From?

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Prof. Dr. Alan Fowler

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  1. VALEDICTORY ADDRESSProf. Dr. Alan Fowler Civic Driven Change: Where From? Where Now? Where Next?

  2. The Address Civic Driven Change Is about designing and wearing better spectacles to see, understand, think about and act on socio-political processes.

  3. The Flow • Where From? • Motivation, process, lessons • Where Now? • The CDC spectacles • Where Next? • Moving CDC to Civic Innovation

  4. Where From? CDC Motivations

  5. Where From? CDC Trajectory 2007-2013

  6. Where From? CDC Theory At a certain moment CDC needed more theoretical embedding. Drawing on the work of many others, two ‘families’ were identified: • Foundational theories, including the ontology of ‘civic’ • Action theories related to citizens and empowerment. Both required a (long) historical view.

  7. Where From? Locating CDC in Theories

  8. CDC Where From? Lessons

  9. Where Now? The CDC Spectacles

  10. Where Now? Domains A domain: - sets out the terrain of interest. - has ‘root’ and proximate causes. - has system boundaries. - needs meaningful time frames. - Invites attention to scale(s).

  11. Where Now? The Propositions Four propositions provide the ‘materials’ that make up the a CDC domain frame. Societies are political projects – all people’s behaviours contribute to political effects Civic is understood as pro-social behaviours that respect differences between people with a concern beyond self Dreams or unfulfilled imagined futures are sources of civic energy Socio-political change is complex, requiring a non-deterministic view

  12. Where Now? Lenses - Politics Frames hold lenses. In CDC these are the made up by four types of politics: The politics of belonging The politics of action The politics of scale The politics of knowledge with communication

  13. Where Now? Focal Points - Power

  14. Where Next? CDC to CIRI #1 The Civic Innovation Research Initiative (CIRI) is a coming together of three research strands: - markets - sexuality - politics Institutions are a shared point of reference as is a commitment to multi and inter-disciplinarity. The forthcoming CIRI forum will be an important event to help build a house with these qualities.

  15. Where Next? CDC to CIRI #2

  16. In Conclusion CDC has many parents! Literally hundreds of people have shaped what CDC is today and will continue to do so. To them, my thanks. And CDC has a home at ISS amongst many people who have made my time as an affiliate professor so personally rewarding. To them my appreciation.

  17. An Ending is a Beginning An Aspiring Pracademic Towards a Retiring Pracademic

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