[eccr] Netting Citizens: exploring citizenship in an Internet age

Netting Citizens: exploring citizenship in an Internet age
An interdisciplinary, interactive, residential conference
for academics and practitioners, organised by

The Centre for Theology and Public Issues
University of Edinburgh

15  17 November 2002
Speakers
Anthony Barnett Editor of openDemocracy, Founding Director of Charter 88
Barry Wellman Director, Virtually Social Research Network, Toronto University
Elaine Graham Social and pastoral theologian, Manchester University
Neal Ascherson Writer and journalist
Sheena McDonald Journalist and broadcaster
William Storrar, Director of CTPI, in the Chair

Venue: Heriot Watt Conference Centre, Riccarton, Edinburgh
Cost  £140 residential; £70 non-residential (some concessionary places 
available)
Further information and Registration Forms
from the Centre for Theology and Public Issues, New College
University of Edinburgh, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX.
Tel: 0131 650 7991, e-mail (ctpi /at/ ed.ac.uk)
or from the CTPI website www.div.ed.ac.uk/research
Supported by the Baird Trust


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NETTING CITIZENS: exploring citizenship in an Internet age
Organised by the Centre for Theology and Public Issues
of the University of Edinburgh
Supported by the Baird Trust.
Location: Edinburgh Conference Centre,
Heriot Watt University,
Riccarton , Edinburgh

Friday, 15th November
7.30pm Anthony Barnett: Citizenship through global dialogue

Saturday, 16th November
9.30am Elaine Graham: Citizens in Cyberspace: Big Brother or New Jerusalem?
10.15am Alison Elliot: response
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11am Barry Wellman; The networked nature of communities online and offline.
11.45am Lindsay Paterson: response
12-12.30 General Discussion
12.30 Lunch
2pm. Exhibition Space, Demonstration of citizenship projects:
Young Scot and Highland Youth Voice;
openDemocracy;
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations;
Church of Scotland;
Demos;
Digital Scotland.
2-3.30pm Room A:
Donald Reid: Reconnecting the citizen: changing the dynamic of public 
discourse
David Pullinger: Who am I? Social, citizal and moral identities in a world 
with the Net.
Room B
Richard Bellingham;
Chris Bellamy: Is there a future for parliamentary government in an 
information age?
Connie Smith and Sue Morris: An open and Accessible Parliament? Holyrood 
the early years
3.30-4pm Tea/coffee

4-5pm  Room A:
Keith Culver: Innovation is not Reform
Representative from Demos: Good Practice in Local Governance
Room B:
Heidi Campbell: The Internet as Social-spiritual Space
6.30-8pm Dinner
8pm  Neal Ascherson: Designing Virtual Citizens: Some Scottish experiments 
with electronic democracy.
Susan Deacon: Response.

Sunday, 17th November
9.30am Coffee
10am-12noon.
Webcast discussion on International Citizenship,
Chaired by Sheena McDonald,
Introduced by George Reid,
Led by students from Alva Academy.
12.30 Lunch
2-4pm Panel and Plenary discussion.
4pm Tea and Departure.










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