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  • Civic Lottery

    Feb 23 '10
    Author: 
    Chris Ellis

    A civic lottery, a popular term for the contemporary use of sortition or allotment, refers to a lottery-based method for selecting citizens for public service or office. It is based on the premise that citizens in a democracy have both a duty and the desire to serve their society by participating in its governance.

    Today, the most common use of the civic lottery process is found in many Anglo-Saxon judicial systems where citizen juries are summoned to hear and render verdicts in court cases. The term for this is popularly known as jury duty.

  • Model United Nations

    Feb 26 '12
    Author: 
    Jennifer Chang

    Definition

    Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to reach students from all walks of life by educating them about international political issues within the United Nations[1]. The Model UN encourages students to act as leaders and ambassadors of a nation within a particular UN member states. The students play the role of an ambassador and are encouraged to gain knowledge of a current issue set on the UN agenda.

  • Social Forum

    Jun 28 '10
    Author: 
    Kyla Bourne

     

    Definition  

    A Social Forum is a one to four day event that addresses a wide number of topics of concern to civil society organizations and individuals opposed to neoliberal economic globalization through workshops, demonstrations, panels and plenary discussions. The guiding Charter of Principles, established in 2001 at the first World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, defines a Social Forum as:  

  • THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT'S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ORGANIZING METHOD

    Mar 1 '12
    Author: 
    Parisa Natalia Shafa

    Definition

    The Occupy Movement relies heavily on the use of social media as an organizing method to coordinate protest activities and connect individuals.  Protestors have create Facebook sites such as Occupy Together to coordinate mass protests.  Occupiers utilize Twitter to keep the public updated with constant tweets of activities at both protests and General Assembly meetings.  YouTube uploads of police brutality incite public uproar which furthers builds the movement, while more individuals participate in General Assembly meetings and decision making processes within t

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