Complex conversations on complex questions webinar recording
Our webinar for November 2 explained how the techniques of deliberative, as opposed to participatory democracy can be used to close the gap between public perceptions of major issues and their potential solutions. The discussion was particularly relevant to the climate emergency.
Our speakers were from Koi Tū: the University of Auckland’s Centre for Informed Futures.
Associate Director Dr Tatjana Buklijas’s background is in the history and social studies of science. Her current research concerns the deliberative democratic innovations developed internationally to address complex urgent issues involving science and technology and their potential for local adaptations.
Associate Director Kristiann Allen’s background is in anthropology and political science. Her theoretical and practical work concerns the evolving structure and public value of national science and research systems for evidence-informed public policy. She has worked at the intersection of science and public policy in multiple contexts internationally.
Both were instrumental in setting up the Citizens Assembly project recently used by Watercare in Auckland. This was the final piece in a three-year research project developing and testing a deliberative democratic process for Aotearoa-New Zealand.
For more information:
https://informedfutures.org/complex-conversations/
https://www.complexconversations.nz/
https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/10/06/using-deliberative-democracy-to-explore-the-future-of-aucklands-water-supply/
https://www.watercare.co.nz/About-us/News-media/Aucklanders-tasked-with-recommending-city%E2%80%99s-future
The recording of this webinar is available to watch as either a Zoom recording or a YouTube video.
Zoom recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/YRAmz7qHwdpvDz3u-bUw1hNpBa0r4nrh7E2yGgITJM8_fKjSyCLZqxo9QGyXTMHX.LP2A4NedXhHgxNPR
Passcode: #m2a9meB
YouTube video:
Featured News
See all news >Our Climate Declaration financial statement summary for year ending 31st March 2023
06 June 2023
Read more >
Autumn Newsletter 2023
24 May 2023
Ngā mihi mahana! The Team at Our Climate Declaration apologizes to those of you who were una...
Read more >

The Limits of Degrowth | Webinar Recording
18 May 2023
We hosted a webinar by Rod Oram on Wednesday May 17, 7pm. Humanity’s greatest challenge is t...
Read more >

NZ faces a third Fossil of the Day award | Newsroom
09 May 2023
Credit Lynn Grieveson for thumbnail
Read more >
Our Climate Declaration AGM invite 2023
09 May 2023
Please join us to celebrate six years of climate work at our AGM Thursday June 8, 7.00pm
Read more >



Planetary Boundaries: 2022 update with Professor Will Steffen | Original Recording
13 April 2023
Our webinar on Wednesday April 5, 2023 at 7 PM honoured the Australian climate scholar and e...
Read more >

TEQs: Could They Spark a Global Just Transition? | Webinar Recording
23 March 2023
This webinar was sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies and shared by Our Climate Dec...
Read more >