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Marcin Gerwin

Marcin Gerwin, PhD is a specialist in sustainable development and deliberative democracy, coordinator of citizens’ assemblies. A political science graduate, the topic of his doctoral dissertation focused on sustainable development in the context of global challenges. He is a co-founder of Sopocka Inicjatywa Rozwojowa (Sopot Development Initiative), for many years engaged in the promotion of efficient democracy in Poland. He is an author of “Żywność i demokracja” (“Food and Democracy”) and “Żywność przyjazna dla klimatu” (“Climate-friendly Food”).

Citizen assemblies

Citizens’ Assemblies (excerpt)

By Marcin Gerwin, Resilience.org

Imagine a group of people of different ages who meet in order to settle some matter important for a city, a country or for the European Union. This group was not selected through elections but by lot. They make decisions from the position of supreme authority which in democracy are ordinary people.

  • November 22, 2018
Society

What is an All-Inclusive Government?

By Marcin Gerwin, Resilience.org

When Americans introduced democracy, George Washington was totally opposed to the idea of political parties, to this notion that you split into two and one side shouts abuse at the other.

  • February 17, 2016
Society

Building Community Through Permaculture

By Mark Lakeman, Marcin Gerwin, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

The idea that we can use design to strengthen relationships between parts of the city,,,is essential for the emergence of a sustainable society.

  • September 25, 2014
Society

Reconnecting Architects with the Community

By Marcin Gerwin, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

The architect should come in a humble way and say: “How can I support the life that is happening here?” This is the only way to be sustainable.

  • May 15, 2014
Society

A shorter working week is possible

By Marcin Gerwin, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

It was predicted in the 1930 by the economist John Maynard Keynes that thanks to the technological innovations, people in the twenty-first century will not have to work more than 15 hours a week. But here we are in the twenty-first century and many people in the industrialized world are in a hurry all the time and they have very little free time left.

  • February 14, 2014
Society

Majority Voting is Inadequate

By Marcin Gerwin, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia

There is no justification for majority rule.

  • January 8, 2014
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