{"id":1580,"date":"2021-03-11T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:24:29","slug":"deep-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/deep-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"DEEP Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1580\" class=\"elementor elementor-1580\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f4cba2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f4cba2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-364ffe0c\" data-id=\"364ffe0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424dcce3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"424dcce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEEP Democracy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f58f856\" data-id=\"3f58f856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a11e4f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a11e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We believe that everyone should have a say in how our society and our communities work. In order to close the 'representation gap' we need to understand why certain groups are less likely to participate than others, and adapt our services accordingly.<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c685d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c685d74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24af8ad4\" data-id=\"24af8ad4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9cd3a8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9cd3a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-299c359f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"299c359f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b77559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b77559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: start;\">For any group we want to help engage, our approach is the same. The approach, which we call\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;\">DEEP Democracy<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: start;\">, is structured around a comprehensive concept of participation that recognises the need to address the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;\">drivers of participation<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: start;\">, not just participation itself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc5645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fc5645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DEEP-Democracy-Discussion-Education-Empowerment-Participation.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DEEP-Democracy-Discussion-Education-Empowerment-Participation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1583\" alt=\"DEEP Democracy model of participation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DEEP-Democracy-Discussion-Education-Empowerment-Participation.png 743w, https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DEEP-Democracy-Discussion-Education-Empowerment-Participation-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19875779 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19875779\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"people\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d799f2d\" data-id=\"1d799f2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b3c64d elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-themo-header\" data-id=\"17b3c64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"themo-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"th-header-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper \">\n                            <div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n                        DEEP Democracy means..                    <\/h2>\n                                        <p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"><\/p>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08fd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08fd8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Discussion:<\/strong> we promote and enable discussion of policy and politics. Active discussion has been shown to be a driver of democratic participation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: we deliver information and interactive education<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;on policies. When people have access to better information and engage with issues, evidence shows they are more likely to engage in democratic processes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Empowerment<\/strong>: we provide positive messaging to empower<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;people, focusing on the value of political participation, information about rights and accountabilities, as well as examples of where participation has created impact.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participation<\/strong>: we encourage participation<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;in community, local democracy and national democratic activities. We signpost ways to engage and take action.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9873c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e9873c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f509e7 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f509e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05b1bb\" data-id=\"f05b1bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c8bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c8bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Evidence from research (see <\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #f7f7f7;\" href=\"http:\/\/downloads.bbc.co.uk\/rmhttp\/mediaaction\/pdf\/research\/political-participation-research-report.pdf\">BBC Media Action<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #f7f7f7;\" href=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/blog\/national-poll-from-tns-reveals-most-popular-policies\/#impact\">TNS Global<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">) shows that<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0each of these activities promote informed participation, and that this engagement is positive for individuals, communities and societies. Together, they enable sustainable democratic engagement, and this is why they underpin the delivery of\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #f7f7f7;\" href=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/strategy\/\">our strategy<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>We believe the UK will be a fairer, happier, healthier place when democratic participation is stronger and everyone has a say.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf357d9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf357d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/donate\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support our work<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77aefc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77aefc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3faf4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3faf4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e19c570\" data-id=\"e19c570\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5e05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d5e05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEEP Democracy We believe that everyone should have a say in how our society and our communities work. 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