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Bridging the gaps between demos and kratos: broad-based community organising and political institutional infrastructure in London, UK

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  • Jane Wills

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This article explores the gap between people and rule (demos and kratos) in democratic societies by exploring the history and practice of broad-based community organising, as applied by London Citizens, United Kingdom (UK). The paper outlines the origins of this model of politics and how it has been translated from the United States to London and the UK. The paper highlights the power of mobilising the demos to put pressure on the decision-making governance structures that determine the kratos. While London Citizens does this through kratos-at-a-distance, the article goes on to explore how hyper-local, neighbourhood-scaled governance structures—‘community councils’—could provide a powerful tool to further connect demos to kratos. Such councils could underpin a democratic revival that combines representation and participation at the scale at which people still live their lives.

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  • Jane Wills, 2023. "Bridging the gaps between demos and kratos: broad-based community organising and political institutional infrastructure in London, UK," City, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(5-6), pages 890-904, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cityxx:v:27:y:2023:i:5-6:p:890-904
    DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2023.2209446
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