Exploring how to grow a movement for real democratic reform.
We believe that it’s time to shift our approach to democracy and embrace the idea that everyone can play a part in thinking, deciding and acting in their streets, neighbourhoods and villages. Neighbourhoods were vital to democracy at its start. Neighbourhoods need to be at the heart of democracy now.
We’ve been inspired by citizen-led democratic movements in India, South America and Europe that have acted at the small-scale. We celebrate movements that have sought to transform their local democracy, from Barcelona to Coalville, from Frome to Porto Allegre.
You can read our many articles on different aspects of Neighbourhood Democracy here.
There are many organisations and structures that support democracy in neighbourhoods. These range from small local groups to what governments do. There are a lot of organisations that think about and support relationships and empowerment at a neighbourhood level. There are very few organisations that think about and enable democracy at the neighbourhood level. That is the focus of the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement.
Citizen Network hosts the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement (NDM) and we have an active list of people who have expressed support for these ideas and interest in staying in touch. If you want to sign up to be part of the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement please fill in the form below:
