Ideas and research
We are beginning with questions, examining the evidence and inviting people to challenge what we find.
Giving people a place in a process does not necessarily change who holds power. Our first note looks at participation, public budgets and community decision-making.
Seven initial sources and a proposal for an original inquiry. This is a scoping exercise, with conclusions still open.
Read the research note ↗When does devolution give communities genuine authority, and what protections prevent power from concentrating locally?
Help us identify experiences, evidence and disagreements that should shape this inquiry.
Contribute a perspective ↗How could community ownership change who benefits from economic activity and who has a say in its direction?
Help us identify experiences, evidence and disagreements that should shape this inquiry.
Contribute a perspective ↗How should policy account for people across borders and generations, including their ability to influence decisions?
Help us identify experiences, evidence and disagreements that should shape this inquiry.
Contribute a perspective ↗How we work
We publish under the name Just About Everyone. Sources, methods and limitations matter more than a founder’s profile. Our initial research is developed with AI assistance and reviewed before publication; errors and challenges are welcome.
The project is currently maintained by its initiator. Shared editorial stewardship and a collaboratively edited space are ambitions for the next phase. They will need contributors to help define how decisions are made.
Help shape the next phase ↗