Combining Design and Democracy with James Macdonald-Nelson

09/10/2024 42 min
Combining Design and Democracy with James Macdonald-Nelson

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James Macdonald-Nelson is a landscape architect turned Cities Programme Lead at DemocracyNext, an international nonprofit nonpartisan research and action institute, and a global platform for democratic innovation. In this conversation, James provides examples from around the world to demonstrate how Citizens' Assemblies can strengthen democratic infrastructure. We walk through James' educational and career pathway that led to his current focus on increasing citizen participation in the decision making around transforming and managing the built environment.Show LinksDemocracy Next, https://www.demnext.org/Six ways to democratise city planning - Enabling thriving and healthy cities https://www.demnext.org/projects/citiesJames Macdonald-Nelson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-macdonald-nelson-745a1b6aSo I Decided can be found online at www.soidecidedpodcast.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/soidecidedpodcast/So I Decided is recorded on Lenapehoking, the traditional homeland of the Lenape people.