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Findings of Carnegie UK Trust Futures Inquiry Are Published

Carnegie UK Trust research have published the findings from their Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society which paints a picture of civil society in 2025.

The reports, which document the findings of the ‘futures’ phase of the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland takes a detailed look at the threats and challenges that, will face civil society. Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation, chairs the Inquiry Commission.

Capturing the findings from workshops with over 400 leaders from across the third, public and private sectors, the Inquiry explored how forces for change, such as growing socio-economic divides, climate change and rising individualism, may shape the future of civil society. It particularly highlights:
· The challenge of sustainability and how the ‘green value shift’ might affect civil society;
· Traditional political engagement on the wane and the challenge for civil society associations in bridging formal and informal political processes;
· The diminishing arenas for public deliberation.

The Inquiry included a workshop, held in September this year with children and young people aged 16-21 to explore their views of what the future might hold for civil society and an initiative with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to engage children and young people with the Inquiry through the Arts. Key themes from the workshop included their personal aspirations for a good society, citizenship, rights and responsibilities, inequality and diversity, public and personal safety.

Young people's hopes for their future local environment included more funding for activities of interest to young people including sports and youth clubs, community projects and art and media programmes. They also wanted greater flexibility in provision including more drop in centres and safer places to hang out.

Speaking about the Inquiry, Chair, Geoff Mulgan said, “In the past, civil society has often been ahead of other sectors in warning of new threats – like those from climate change – as well as embracing new opportunities – like those from a wider understanding of human rights. Our aim with the Inquiry futures reports, and with the work in the later stages of the Inquiry, is to stay ahead of the game and to help civil society shape the future rather than simply responding to events when they come.

Lenka Setkova, Director of the Carnegie UK Trust’s Democracy and Civil Society Programme added, “An overwhelming majority of those that participated in the Inquiry’s futures events across the UK and Ireland noted how helpful futures thinking can be. Few get the time to ‘look up’ and reflect on the wider context in which they are working and how they may need to connect with others to better affect change.”

For further information about the Inquiry and to understand the Carnegie UK Trust’s definition of Civil Society see: http://democracy.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/civil_society

Organisations interested in applying scenario thinking in their own organisation can download a toolkit with signposts to further resources at www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (Archive on Wednesday, November 07, 2007)
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