STRATEGY OVERVIEW
"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful" - Paulo Freire
We believe that there are four dimensions to a meaningful devolution: territorial, democratic, cultural and economic devolution.
As a result of recent thinking in the various working groups and other projects around Devolve! - from very local democracy to space geography, from tools for new collaborative economics to the pluralist politics of confederations, from a recognition of human types to a new emphasis on civil society - a new 'integrated' vision and strategy is being developed.
THE VISION
° All those in a geographic area, regardless of their interests/values. e.g. a residents association.
°° Based
on shared values or interests. e.g. a craft association. Sometimes no specific
location.
THE EIGHT STRATEGIES
LEVELS
OF GOVERNANCE - THE VIEW FROM BELOW
Highly centralised Westminster + Whitehall regime
[Devolve!
historically supportive]
[Radical allies pursue autonomous
English Provinces]
[Devolve!
active in this arena]
Second
tier community power: Parish & Township Councils, Community Alliances
etc
[Devolve!
backs Community Alliance pilot – see VLD diagram in Very Local Democracy
Page]
Other pages in this site explore different aspects of this project.