Papers

Publications from Citizen Network members for reading and sharing.

Paper: 25.04.25 DIY Democracy: A Guide to Citizens' Juries A guide for community groups and organisations interested in running low cost citizens' juries.
Paper: 16.04.25 From National to Neighbourhood Can support providers become agents of citizenship and community development?
Paper: 16.04.25 Building Bridges Second Edition A paper exploring how to help people leave Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs).
Paper: 07.03.25 Rethinking Regulation: a Manifesto Regulation is undermining innovation, efficiency and the spirit of citizenship and public service.
Paper: 23.02.25 Proposal for An Independent Advisory Panel on DWP-Related Deaths There must be an independent review of the deaths and suicides caused by the DWP's failed systems.
Paper: 28.11.24 My Support Money This template helps people be clear about how their personal budget is being used.
Paper: 18.11.24 Individual Service Funds Business Case Template A practical, structured guide for Local Authorities considering implementing Individual Service Funds (ISFs).
Paper: 01.11.24 The Potteries Pound: A Community-Driven Digital Currency A digital innovation that takes the principles of time-banking forward, as one part of the Stoke Model.
Paper: 01.11.24 The Public Health Crisis Created by UK Social Policy Reforms An overview of the damaging social policies that have targeted sick and disabled people.
Paper: 08.10.24 Whole System Change in Education David Towell and colleagues seek to draw lessons from recent experience in La Pampa, Argentina.
Paper: 10.09.24 Care (Education) & Treatment Reviews and Dynamic Support Registers Practical advice from families can ensure people with learning disabilities or autism avoid institutional care.
Paper: 09.09.24 The Antecedents of An Ordinary Life 1946 - 1979 Deinstitutionalisation and the Ordinary Life movement emerged from a long history of reform.
Paper: 03.09.24 The Citizenship Project Inclusion North's project focused on the voices of people living in the North East of England and North Cumbria.
Paper: 07.06.24 Beyond the Ballot Box The Democracy Box publish new research revealing how to open up democratic participation in the UK.
Paper: 06.06.24 Expanding Self-Direction Strategies for advocates to make practical progress in advancing self-direction.
Paper: 25.04.24 Sowing the Seeds of Stability A proposal to use basic income as the system to support the income of farmers and farm workers.
Paper: 24.04.24 Capacity Building for Valued Lives A report on the work of the National Alliance of Capacity-building Organisations (NACBO).
Paper: 02.04.24 Yorkshire Declaration This Declaration makes the case for bringing real Democratic power to Yorkshire.
Paper: 04.03.24 Culture Matters A report sharing how culture can impact parents who have children with autism or learning disabilities.
Paper: 23.01.24 Strengthening Local Leadership Three examples of inclusive education from Uruguay, Peru and the United Kingdom.
Paper: 11.12.23 Personalised Support in Cancer Care Health professionals in Lithuania are trying to improve the personalisation of their support to cancer patients.
Paper: 18.09.23 UNIC Transferability Study The final UNIC report explores how to build and sustain personal budgets reforms and use EU structures.
Paper: 15.09.23 The Problem with Quality of Life Disability strategy should be built around an ambitious vision for deinstitutionalisation and citizenship for all.
Paper: 27.08.23 Redesigning the NDIS A vision for reforming the NDIS as a regenerative system of support co-designed with people with disabilities.
Paper: 14.08.23 Self-Directed Support Scotland There has been significant progress in Scotland in reforming disability services, but major challenges remain.
Paper: 09.08.23 SoNeC Guide SONEC is a framework for local decision-making determined by principles of justice and equality.
Paper: 31.07.23 Transforming Education: Policy Insights Public policy research has much to teach us if we want to create positive and sustainable change in education.
Paper: 20.07.23 Letter to Director General of DWP This letter asks the DWP to accept the harm caused by their ongoing approach to disabled people.
Paper: 05.06.23 The Social Artist: Women, Work & Money The Spring 2019 edition explores the need for financial independence and the threat of cashlessness.
Paper: 15.05.23 Individual Service Funds at iDirect iDirect share the experiences of 3 individuals they support who use individual service funds.
Paper: 04.05.23 Inclusion of Disabled Refugees in Spain A report evaluating the inclusion of disabled refugees, focusing on education, housing and employment.
Paper: 14.04.23 Health Care Services in Crisis Three senior NHS consultants explain that the NHS crisis is about its culture and organisation not just money.
Paper: 04.03.23 Sheffield Makes Civil Society Sheffield has a vibrant civil society but its full potential is not yet realised.
Paper: 04.03.23 Indvidual Service Funds in Residential Care Service providers can do much more to offer people flexible support and personal budgets.
Paper: 28.02.23 Inclusive Education Lessons From Canada Drawing out the lessons from New Brunswick's long-term commitment to inclusive education.
Paper: 28.02.23 This Is How I Manage This is a Finnish tool, available here in English, to help people develop their own support plan.
Paper: 08.11.22 Biopsychosocial Model or Bio-political Ideology? Will people with Long-COVID escape the prejudices directed towards people with ME/CFS.
Paper: 08.11.22 The Journey to Inclusion David Towell and Marcia Rivas Coello reflect on an important UNICEF initiative in Peru.
Paper: 07.11.22 Truth and Citizenship This Norah Fry lecture explores the conditions necessary for respecting disability rights.
Paper: 14.10.22 The Politics of Fear How the UK government has created an effective hostile environment for sick and disabled people.
Paper: 28.09.22 Un Nuevo Campo Social Necesitamos cultivar un nuevo campo social: we need to cultivate a new social field.
Paper: 29.07.22 UK Democracy Fit for 21st Century How to reorganise the constitution of the UK to support genuine democracy and good government.
Paper: 25.07.22 European Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation Good practice guide on the transition from Institutional to Community-based Care.
Paper: 25.07.22 Mapping Self-Directed Support in Europe A survey of Self-Directed Support systems in Europe in 2019 produced by the SKILLS project.
Paper: 20.07.22 Lived Citizenship for Persons in Vulnerable Life Situations This Open Access book brings together a variety of articles on citizenship for people with multiple impairments.
Paper: 18.07.22 Work is Neighbourhood Business UBI means we can respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution by growing neighbourhood support for work.
Paper: 23.05.22 Citizens Rising The Relationships Project shares the stories and experiences of young people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paper: 04.05.22 Centralisation Meets Austerity A detailed analysis of the impact of austerity on Local Spending in every local authority in England.
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