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KRIA - The Icelandic Constitution Archives

Archive-It Partner Since: Oct, 2020

Organization Type: Other Institutions

Organization URL: http://instagram.com/kriaarchives/   

Description:

KRIA is a community effort to gather and make openly available the content around the citizen-driven Icelandic constitutional reform process. In 2011, Iceland rewrote its constitution using an historically open approach. This offered an inspiring new way to think about how citizens can participate in policy reform using available technology. What resulted was a draft constitution that was affirmed by a public referendum. Iceland's proposed constitution has not yet been ratified by Althingi (the Icelandic Parliament), but the initiative is still alive and gaining international attention.

However, the ephemeral nature of digital-born content poses a threat to the constitutional process materials safety and public access. The KRIA archive hopes to make this information available as a resource for the community, scholars, and future generations. Among the partners in this effort are the Icelandic Constitutional Society, Icelandic National Archives, the University of Washington, the University of Iceland, and peace building nonprofit Build Up.

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Citizen Outreach - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020

Description:

This collection includes items that help examine the social climate in Iceland following the completion of the constitutional draft. Broad discussions turned into new political parties, protests, international attention, and a wave of activism. This collection contains recordings from protests, conference presentations by citizens and specialists, news articles, opinion pieces, blogs, art created to accompany outreach initiatives, and collaborations with legal scholars to investigate the legitimacy of the new draft constitution. The founding meeting took place on September 26, 2010 in Menntaskólans í Reykjavík

Subject:   Blogs & Social Media ,  Universities & Libraries,  Society & Culture

Election of Constitutional Assembly/Council - Before

Archived since: Jun, 2021

Description:

This collection contains material on the election process of the Constitutional Assembly (which later became the Constitutional Council). This collection includes interviews with the 522 Icelandic citizen candidates, press coverage, public deliberation, campaign videos, other methods the citizen candidates used to campaign, Parliamentary election announcements, voting instructions, election results, challenges of the election, Supreme court rulings, and Parliament's response to election verdict.

Subject:   Society & Culture ,  Politics & Elections,  Blogs & Social Media

Public Participation and Social Media - During

Archived since: Dec, 2020

Description:

This collection provides a detailed view of the public's involvement and social media platforms utilization in the Icelandic constitution drafting process. Exploring this subcollection allows for a deeper understanding of the engagement strategies, challenges, and outcomes of incorporating public participation in constitutional reform. Items within this collection include media materials documenting community events, workshops, or public deliberation sessions. Reports, studies, or analyses examining the impact of social media and public participation on the constitution drafting process. Posts, discussions, and interactions on social media platforms, blogs, and open forums.

Subject:   Society & Culture ,  Universities & Libraries,  Blogs & Social Media

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