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Jeroen den Uyl
Rotterdam
July 8th, 2011
Government and Communities
Perspectives from the cities that take care in 'Citizens in control'
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Government and Communities
An unwritten rule
The city-manager
The councilmember
The Elderman
The professional (civil servant)
The citizen
I don’t trust theother….
They just do not do whatthey say; I cannot
contribute anyway. I willvote for something else
next time
I have to be incontrol in order
to keep my
promises
The Eldermendoes not do what
the councilapproved him to
do
I have to keep mycolleagues in control
(SMART!), otherwise Ican’t deliver any
results
I am the expert; itis my profession; I
decide what isright or wrong.
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Government and Communities
Unwritten rules leads to…
1. Control
2. Rules
3. Bureaucracy
4. Apathy
5. Consumerism
governmentgovernmentgovernmentgovernment
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Government and Communities
Tensions between vertical and horizontal power
Government is organised in vertical lines
Citizens, entrepreneurs and communities are organised in horizontal lines
governmentgovernmentgovernmentgovernment
governmentgovernmentgovernmentgovernment
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Government and Communities
Vertical power lines
Traditional Government
Government as “task-organisation”
= Citizen as object of policy,
consumer of amenities
Values
– Do not bargain
– Discipline
– Loyalty
– Public interest prevails
– Fatalism: rules are undoubted
– Representation
Government
Co-decide
Co-produce
Advise
Consult
Inform
Trad. Participation
(governmentcentered)
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Government and Communities
Horizontal power lines
Horizontal Government
Community is leading;government facilitates
– Using force does not help
– Be honest
– Set up voluntary
agreements
– Be competitive
– Self-interest is leading
– Be optimistic; change is
possible
– Participate
GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment
…..
…..
…..
Communityplanning
ABCD
Citizen centered
participation
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Government and Communities
From vertical to horizontal
– How to break the circle?
– The problem is:
– Social complex (many actors;
interdependent) – Generative (self creating)
– Systemic approach is
needed
– Theory-U
The city-manager
The councilmember
The Elderman
The professional (civil servant)
The citizen
I don’t trustthe other….
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Government and Communities
Eight cities intended to break the circle
LearningLearningLearningLearning groupgroupgroupgroup
The UThe UThe UThe UChangelabChangelabChangelabChangelab
nov june 2011
Start up meeting
What and How
Meeting 2
Practice
sensing
Meeting 3
Practise
sensing
Meeting 4
Practise
Sensing/ next phase
City A City A City A City A
Starts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts Changelab
for for for for itsitsitsits ownownownown casecasecasecase
City DCity DCity DCity D
Starts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts Changelab
for for for for itsitsitsits ownownownown casecasecasecase
jan april
City BCity BCity BCity B
Starts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts Changelab
for for for for itsitsitsits ownownownown casecasecasecase
City CCity CCity CCity C
Starts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts ChangelabStarts Changelab
for for for for itsitsitsits ownownownown casecasecasecase
Sensing
presencing
Realizing
Particpating cities:
Amsterdam Oost, Amsterdam NieuwWest,
Enschede, Tilburg,
Berkelland,
Amersfoort, Hellendoorn,
Almere
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Government and Communities
Results learning group 1/5
– No specific Changelab implementend yet
– A lot of struggle in the cityadministrations… – Lesson 1: ‘Rigid system’ does not surrender
– ‘System’ wants to make policy documents with rules, planned and
scheduled actions
– Administration activities (there is no ‘code’ for an activity when a
citizen comes up with an initiative)
– Eldermen fight amongst them selves: should give room to people or
not (with or without a plan?)
Just do it, leave your bureau, go out and take a colleague with you
Make a list of all the small bureaucratic things; discuss it with the
citymanager.
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Government and Communities
Results learning group 2/5
– Lesson 2: Follow the citizen and support them by structure
– Does government have to decide where citizens take the lead; or is an
open appraoch possible/needed?
Open approach is possible, although structure helps creativity and
action too
– Lesson 3: Ivory tower is ignorant for the active social ties
– Working in and looking from the ivory tower, it seems nobody is
socially engaged and active.
Whilst through informal contact the numerous active people are easily
found (‘at each birthdayparty’).
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Government and Communities
Results learning group 3/5
– Lesson 4: The opportunities of cut backs
– The financial crisis (cut backs) by government helps people to wake up; first
some feelings of anger, later it becomes reasonable to take the lead andresponsibility
Do not be afraid to cause some pain (however, do not use the governmental
cuts as an excuse for citizenparticipation)
– Lesson 5: Subsidies and grands make citizens lazy and ‘newmoney’ interferes in social structures
– Vouchers/ budgetsrights disturb the existing social networks; fast boys versus
slow social capital
– Why not challenge people to co-finance their own plans?
Any intervention to empower might have a back side.
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Government and Communities
Results learning group 4/5
– Lesson 6: Citizens take care for ‘stability’
– One of the objections when citizens take responsibility is the lack ofcontinuity and stability. What if he/she gets ill? Everything stops!
Cititzens take care for the tasks they do; asks for others to join to
create an stabilizing network.
– Lesson 7: Social power by contact
– Interventions should to aim at social contact between citizens (co-
financing rule)
Bring together all citizens who are socially active (activate netwotk
capacity)
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Government and Communities
Results learning group 5/5
– Lesson 8: Be aware of the dominant citizensculture
– “Traditional citizens” represent a large part of the neighbourhood population
– This group has a specific culture for change and activism: stay close at the
concrete win-win, projects that are nearby daily life routines.
Use the language accordingly: blue and red: structured, with clear
responsibilities, and direct win-win and motives.
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Government and Communities
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