In this episode of Placecast, presenter Nicola Headlam is joined by Amy Burnett, LPIP Policy Fellow, researcher and practitioner in local governance, sustainability and community-led change. Amy reflects on her journey from working on decentralisation projects in Angola to researching town and parish councils in England, exploring how local democracy, stewardship and participation can create … Continue reading “Placecast Episode 22: Ecological Citizenship, Stewardship and Local Democracy”
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Ecological Citizenship: A Lens to Help Navigate Place-Based Action
Dr Amy Burnett (Middlesex University, Centre for the Understanding of Societal Prosperity and founder of Valuing Community) is a Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Place Fellow. Amy is testing a definition of Ecological Citizenship to scaffold her research on regenerative innovation as a framework for inclusive, place-based sustainability transitions. In this blog, she introduces this … Continue reading “Ecological Citizenship: A Lens to Help Navigate Place-Based Action”
Town and Parish Councils and Devolution: Small Scale, Big Potential
Dr Amy Burnett (LPIP Place Fellow), Dr Jason Leman (Citizen Network) and Dr Daniel Ozarow (Middlesex University) examine how town and parish councils could play a central role in making devolution work for communities. This discussion paper was developed following the National Association of Local Councils’ Power Shift Conference and responds to the English Devolution … Continue reading “Town and Parish Councils and Devolution: Small Scale, Big Potential”