June 04

Open Government Intiative

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Open Government Intiative
The Open Government intiative was launched in 2009 by President Barack Obama. It seeks to make American government more open, accountable, transparent and participatory. This website (maintained by the White House) contains an Open government blog which highlights programmes, press releases and projects from the American government. It includes case studies of the use of web 2.0 technology to encourage citizen involvement in government. There are also discussion forums where they can vote/ discuss new ideas. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/
January 08

Testing Regimes: “Issues Of Language, Migration And Citizenship”

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Testing regimes
This website describes an AHRC-funded research project into “issues of language, migration and citizenship”. Specifically, the project aims to develop a more complete conceptual and theoretical understanding of the issues surrounding the linguistic and cultural requirements used as ‘gate-keeping’ elements in EU states in the face of increased migration and the pressure to promote social inclusion and integration. The project - a collaboration between academics in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium - involved three research workshops which took place in 2006-2007, abstracts and a report of which are available. The website also includes a detailed list of resources relevant to the subject. From: Intute.ac.uk
http://www.testingregimes.soton.ac.uk/
September 29

Democracy, Citizens And Elections Research Network (DCERN), University Of Manchester

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Democracy, Citizens and Elections Research Network (DCERN)
The Democracy, Citizens and Elections Research Network (DCERN) is a research network based at the University of Manchester. It specialises in researching elections, electoral systems, electoral behaviour, election campaigns and political marketing, citizenship and participation and legislatures. Its website provides information on its aims, objectives and ongoiung research programmes. It includes free access to some full text working papers from its members. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/dcern/