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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 ADDRESSProf. 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? • Motivation, process, lessons • Where Now? • The CDC spectacles • Where Next? • Moving CDC to Civic Innovation
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.
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).
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
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
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.
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.
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