UCLan ICSC Webinar on Citizens Juries and Local Government Climate Action with Peter Bryant of Shared Futures CIC. Weds 20th Jan 3pm -4.30pm Online. Peter Bryant plans, designs, and facilitates ‘Citizens Juries’. This deliberative method is increasingly used to engage public participation and knowledge in the policy process. Peter has facilitated over twenty Citizens Juries... Continue Reading →
When Preston Meets the Doughnut: Community Wealth Building & 21st Century Economics. Feb 4th 2021
Public Webinar Organised by UCLan’s Institute of Citizenship, Society & Change. When Preston Meets the Doughnut: Community Wealth Building and 21st Century Economics Organised by UCLan’s Institute of Citizenship, Society & Change, this webinar will explore the connections between democratic community wealth building, the economics of human and planetary thriving, and place-based climate action. 15:30-17:30... Continue Reading →
19th Nov. Online Lecture: Big Challenges for Our Small Planet: Implications for Future Health & Wellbeing after COVID-19
Visiting Professor Lecture by Stephen Morton Thursday 19th November 2020, 3:30-5:00pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-challenges-for-our-small-planet-visiting-professor-lecture-stephen-tickets-124235296115 In his lecture, Prof. Stephen Morton will explore some of the threats to the world's planetary boundaries, including climate change and loss of biodiversity, and the implications for current and future population health. He will also discuss what action we can take to... Continue Reading →
ICSC Video: Key Concepts in Planetary Health
'Critically Exploring Wellbeing, Salutogenesis, Resilience and Regenerative Sustainability'. July 2020 UCLan Webinar July 2020 organised by UCLan's Healthy & Sustainable Settings Unit, the Institute of Citizenship, Society & Change and the Thrive Research Centre. Follow link to video on UCLan webserver here: https://vls.uclan.ac.uk/Play/58111 Programme: Chair's Welcome Scene-Setting Introduction [Prof. Mark Dooris, Professor in Health &... Continue Reading →
8th June WEBINAR: COVID-19: Public Health Insights and Perspectives for an Equitable and Sustainable Recovery
Organised jointly by the Institute of Citizenship, Society & Change, the Healthy & Sustainable Settings Unit and the Centre for Sustainable Transitions. This webinar was held on 15:00-17:00. Monday 8th June 2020 (details below). A video of the Webinar is available to view here: https://vls.uclan.ac.uk/Play/57562 WEBINAR: COVID-19: Public Health Insights and Perspectives for an... Continue Reading →
ICSC Roundtable on COVID-19 Health & Social Crisis. 29/04/20
The Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change will host the first of its online internal research workshops on Weds 29th April 2020. This will be an internal webinar for ICSC members and other UCLan research staff. However, we plan to broadcast public webinars on this theme soon as well, in order for UCLan experts to... Continue Reading →
Can Citizens Juries’ Guide Local Climate Action policy?
UCLan Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change . Climate Citizenships Seminar Can Citizens Juries' Guide Local Climate Action policy? With Peter Bryant (Shared Future CIC) Weds 26th February UCLan Media Factory Room 317, Kirkham St, Preston PR1 1JN Amission free - but please register here on eventbrite beforehand. https://climatecitizenships-uclan-icsc.eventbrite.co.uk Peter Bryant, (co-director, Shared Future... Continue Reading →
‘Free, Fair and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons’. UCLan ICSC Public Seminar & Book Launch with Silke Helfrich 17 Sept 2019
Tuesday 17th September 2019 4pm - 6pm UCLan Greenbank Building Rm 276, University of Central Lancashire, Victoria St, Preston PR1 2HE All Welcome. This event is free - please pre-register at: https://free-fair-alive-power-of-the-commons-uclan-icsc.eventbrite.co.uk 'From co-housing and agroecology to to alternative currencies and open-source everything, people are increasingly using "commoning" - free, self-organizing systems - to emancipate... Continue Reading →
ICSC Seminar 21st May. “Reconstructing the Civic University for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities” with Eric Lybeck.
Speaker: Dr Eric Lybeck, Presidential Fellow, University of Manchester, and editor-in-chief of ‘Civic Sociology’ Tuesday 21st May 2019 16:00- 18:00 Rm GR 202, Greenbank Building, UCLan, Preston, PR1 2HE All Welcome. This event is free - but please book your place on our eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uclan-icsc-seminar-reconstructing-the-civic-university-for-the-21st-century-tickets-61553837184 UCLan has recently signed a ‘Civic University Agreement’... Continue Reading →
ICSC Launch Event. 1st May 2019. Keynote: Rob Hopkins on “Cities and Citizens in Transition: Unleashing the Power of Imagination”.
We are pleased to announce that Rob Hopkins, bestselling author and co-founder of the ‘Transition Towns’ network, will deliver the keynote lecture of our public launch event, on 1st May 2019 in Preston. All are welcome at this public event, which will consist of a series of talks and discussions from mid-afternoon through early evening,... Continue Reading →
The Preston Model – an online library of video & audio resources.
By Dr. Larry Reynolds, ICSC. The Preston Model of community-wealth building led by civic, cooperative and community initiatives, marks a significant development. It comes at a time of growing experimentation arising amidst the exhaustion of the established economic and political paradigms. These developments form an important focus for the new Institute of Citizenship, Society and... Continue Reading →
ICSC Seminar: What’s going on with Bike Share schemes? 15th Nov.
Series Launch. Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change - Transdiciplinary Seminar Series. Thurs 15 Nov. 16:00- 18:00 UCLan Adelphi Building, Rm AB226. Dr. Mags Adams (ICSC) ‘Bike Share Schemes – a report on recent research’. Dr. Mags Adams (UCLan ICSC) will be joined by Dr. Graeme Sherriff and Dr. Nick Davies (Salford University) to present... Continue Reading →
New Book. ‘Governing Shale Gas Development: Citizen Participation and Decision Making in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe’.
'Fracking' for shale gas is provoking great social controversy and protest around the world. Public concerns range from local environmental impacts to the global effects of continued fossil fuel use. The development of the industry also has implications for local democracy and the ability of communities to have their say. A timely new book, edited... Continue Reading →
Preston Meets Mondragón: Worker ownership and democratic businesses for Preston
A symposium held at the University of Central Lancashire on the 25th July 2018 Report by Julian Manley, UCLan. The Day The Preston Co-operative Development Network (PCDN), the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Preston City Council (PCC) brought together an exciting programme to accompany the continuing development of the Preston Model as a way... Continue Reading →