Eileen Jerrett
University of Iceland, Comparative Cultural Studies, Graduate Student
- Duke University, Political Science, Department MemberHarvard University, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Adjunct, and 3 moreadd
- History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Social Sciences, International Relations, Communication, and 50 morePolitical Science, Social Movements, Protest, Contentious Politics, Democratisation, Democracy Assistance, Collective Action, Community Participation, Power and Empowerment, Democracy, Comparative Constitutional Law, Media and Democracy, Civic Engagement, Social Movements (Political Science), New Models Of Participatory And Direct Democracy, Civic Journalism, Deliberative Democracy, Participatory Democracy, Documentary Film, Collective Intelligence, Crowdsourcing, Crowdlaw, Open journalism, Digital Journalism, New Media, Online Journalism, Open Innovation, Open Data, Innovation Management, Co-creation, Open science, Large-Scale Idea Management, Public Deliberation, Digital Business Models, Newspapers and online journalism, Journalism Studies, Digital Media, Participatory Journalism, Online Communication, User-Generated Content, Media Innovations, Dialogue, Community Engagement & Participation, Participatory policy making, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture, Local governance, Collaboration, Technology, and Educationedit
- For the past decade, Eileen Jerrett has documented a unique social movement in Iceland. As part of this documentation... moreFor the past decade, Eileen Jerrett has documented a unique social movement in Iceland. As part of this documentation, she created the film Blueberry Soup, which provides an in-depth examination of Iceland's citizen-driven constitutional reform process in 2011. In addition to presenting the film around the world, she has spoken about how Iceland's participatory constitutional process has influenced the way we view active citizenship. Since 2019 she has been involved in a collaborative archival initiative called KRIA, to preserve and make widely accessible the contents around the 2011 Icelandic constitution drafting process.edit
This is an internship opportunity for students to work directly with the KRIA Icelandic Constitution Archives Project. Fields of interest include library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, participatory democracy,... more
This is an internship opportunity for students to work directly with the KRIA Icelandic Constitution Archives Project. Fields of interest include library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, participatory democracy, journalism, and civic movements. The internship will be conducted remotely. Tasks will be performed independently on the student's schedule. Students will meet on Zoom monthly with the Project Director and internship team. There are three types of internship positions available (please see attached document for details).
Research Interests: Information Science, Constitutional Law, Media Studies, New Media, Human Rights, and 15 morePolitical Science, Digital Journalism, Critical Studies in Library and Information Science, Digital Media & Learning, Youth Civic Engagement, Public Relations & Social Media, Crowdsourcing, Digital Library, Democracy and Good Governance, Archives and Records Managment, Protest Movements, Oral History and Documentary, Internship, Comparative Constitutionalism, and Democracy and Citizenship Education
KRIA is an interdisciplinary archival project to preserve the contents of the 2011 Icelandic constitutional reform process. We have positions available for Undergrad and Grad students looking for a Fall Internship.
Research Interests: Information Science, Constitutional Law, Gender Studies, Comparative Politics, Journalism, and 14 moreParticipatory Action Research, Human Rights, Political Science, Archives, Comparative Constitutional Law, Library and Information Science, Social Media, Deliberative Democracy, Democracy, Participatory Democracy, Activist Ethnography, Protest Movements, Internship, and constitutional draft Iceland
The KRIA internship is an opportunity for students interested in the fields of library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, journalism, or civic movements. The internship will be conducted remotely. Tasks will be performed... more
The KRIA internship is an opportunity for students interested in the fields of library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, journalism, or civic movements. The internship will be conducted remotely. Tasks will be performed independently on the student's schedule. Students will meet on Zoom monthly with the Project Director and internship team to discuss ideas and progress. All positions are remote, therefore applicants must have a computer and internet access. There are three types of internship positions available. Please refer to the descriptions below.
Research Interests: Social Movements, Constitutional Law, Journalism, Library Science, International Law, and 13 morePolitical Science, Archives, Digital Archives, Participatory Democracy, Civic Engagement, Open Data, Iceland, Digital Library, Library and Information Studies, Internship, Community archives, Omeka, and INTERNSHIPS
The biggest movement you’ve never heard of, is at risk of disappearing into the night. And this matters. It matters to you as a free thinking human being and it matters to world governments as an evolution of democracy, that can effect... more
The biggest movement you’ve never heard of, is at risk of disappearing into the night. And this matters. It matters to you as a free thinking human being and it matters to world governments as an evolution of democracy, that can effect policy around the globe.
So what is it? Back in 2008 Iceland underwent a catastrophic financial collapse that left the country reeling and the population questioning how things could have gotten so bad.In response to the mismanagement of governance the population rallied in protest. And what followed was a gathering of 1,200 randomly selected citizens, ultimately resulting in the first crowdsourced constitution… a document literally by the people, for the people.
What resulted was a proposed constitution, that was affirmed by a public referendum. The Parliament has yet to ratify the proposal.
Eight years later the effort is still alive and well, gaining traction and interest globally. Yet there’s a threat that this historically relevant process will fade into the great nothing if left as just memories.Documentation. Bits and pieces of this whole process have been kept in a variety of formats and locations. With proper documentation this process can be a valuable resource for generations to come.
Much of what went into making this proposed constitution a unique and relevant document, can be preserved and made readily available to everyone. Because it was the first crowdsourced national constitution in history, there hasn’t been a blueprint on how it should be cataloged…until now. This is intended as a testament to the exceptional work contributed by so many in this process.
As time passes, more examples of creative reform using available technologies will pop up around the world. This archive could offer a template for collecting and making this information available. Just a few of the regions that have already referenced the Icelandic constitutional reform include; Hawaii, S. Korea, Scotland, Catalonia, Australia, California, Italy, Georgia, Greenland, Canada, Thailand, Cuba, Ecuador, and the Netherlands. How will these moments in democratic history be made available? And how can we connect and learn from each other?
Plans are now in place to archive the many parts of this process. This is an effort to organize, maintain, and make available, all the many factors leading to this historic document.
The archive (named KRIA) will serve as a centralized host for the heart and soul of the Icelandic constitutional reform movement.
So what is it? Back in 2008 Iceland underwent a catastrophic financial collapse that left the country reeling and the population questioning how things could have gotten so bad.In response to the mismanagement of governance the population rallied in protest. And what followed was a gathering of 1,200 randomly selected citizens, ultimately resulting in the first crowdsourced constitution… a document literally by the people, for the people.
What resulted was a proposed constitution, that was affirmed by a public referendum. The Parliament has yet to ratify the proposal.
Eight years later the effort is still alive and well, gaining traction and interest globally. Yet there’s a threat that this historically relevant process will fade into the great nothing if left as just memories.Documentation. Bits and pieces of this whole process have been kept in a variety of formats and locations. With proper documentation this process can be a valuable resource for generations to come.
Much of what went into making this proposed constitution a unique and relevant document, can be preserved and made readily available to everyone. Because it was the first crowdsourced national constitution in history, there hasn’t been a blueprint on how it should be cataloged…until now. This is intended as a testament to the exceptional work contributed by so many in this process.
As time passes, more examples of creative reform using available technologies will pop up around the world. This archive could offer a template for collecting and making this information available. Just a few of the regions that have already referenced the Icelandic constitutional reform include; Hawaii, S. Korea, Scotland, Catalonia, Australia, California, Italy, Georgia, Greenland, Canada, Thailand, Cuba, Ecuador, and the Netherlands. How will these moments in democratic history be made available? And how can we connect and learn from each other?
Plans are now in place to archive the many parts of this process. This is an effort to organize, maintain, and make available, all the many factors leading to this historic document.
The archive (named KRIA) will serve as a centralized host for the heart and soul of the Icelandic constitutional reform movement.
Research Interests: Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Political Philosophy, New Media, Library Science, and 12 moreCommunity Engagement & Participation, Political Science, Comparative Constitutional Law, Library and Information Science, Protest, Deliberative Democracy, Creative thinking, Crowdsourcing, Civic Engagement, Iceland, Digital Library, and Kickstarter
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We just partnered with educational streaming platform, Kanopy to offer the film to Universities worldwide.
https://www.kanopystreaming.com/product/blueberry-soup-icelandic-peoples-movement
https://www.kanopystreaming.com/product/blueberry-soup-icelandic-peoples-movement
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Un documental cuestiona el fracaso de la Constitución ciudadana islandesa
Research Interests: Social Movements, Constitutional Law, Comparative Politics, Political Philosophy, Global Governance, and 18 morePolitical Science, Revolutions, Global Citizenship, International Political Economy, Citizen Journalism, Social Movements (Political Science), Social movements and revolution, Participatory Democracy, Institutions (Political Science), Documentary Film, Spanish politics, Documentary Filmmaking, Citizenship, Catalonia, Iceland, Democracia, Madrid, and Virtual Revolution
"Blueberry Soup" film now available for university and local libraries to purchase. Available in English, Greek, French and Spanish.
Research Interests: Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Journalism, Democracy and Cyber-Democracy Theory and Practice, Film Studies, and 15 morePolitical Science, Digital Journalism, Citizen Journalism, Comparative Constitutional Law, Media and Democracy, Direct Democracy, Participatory Democracy, Crowdsourcing, Documentary Film, Film and Media Studies, Iceland, Journalism And Mass communication, Democracy and Citizenship Education, constitutional draft Iceland, and Iceland Constitution
Piecing together the fragments of
Iceland’s old-new constitution
with Eileen Jerrett’s ‘Blueberry Soup’
Iceland’s old-new constitution
with Eileen Jerrett’s ‘Blueberry Soup’
Research Interests: Social Movements, Constitutional Law, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, and 27 moreJournalism, Political Theory, Political Science, European Constitutionalism, International Political Economy, Comparative Constitutional Law, Athenian Democracy, Social Media, Protest, Deliberative Democracy, Media and Democracy, Democracy, New Models Of Participatory And Direct Democracy, Constitutional Theory, Scandinavian Studies, Documentary Film, Radical Democracy, Documentary Filmmaking, Electronic Democracy, Iceland, Women and Gender Studies, Grassroots Movements, Democracy and Good Governance, Protest Movements, Journalism And Mass communication, Democracy and Citizenship Education, and Iceland Constitution
This is a short film made on the feature length documentary Blueberry Soup and the academic screening tour that occurred in the Fall of 2014. Created by Paul Kachris-Newman
Research Interests: Social Movements, Political Philosophy, New Media, Documentary (Film Studies), Civic Journalism, and 7 moreCollective Action, New Models Of Participatory And Direct Democracy, Participatory Democracy, Civic Engagement, Documentary Film, Documentary, and ethnography, comparative visual media, humanitarianism, human rights, biopolitics, Marxist critique, postcolonial studies, documentary studies, critical theory and cultural studies, posthumanism, animal studies, discourses of the child
JAN 24th A special launch screening for the Kickstarter to raise funds and awareness about KRIA; Icelandic Constitutional Archive. The event will be hosted by the brilliant new Nordic Museum in Seattle. Come learn about the collaboration... more
JAN 24th A special launch screening for the Kickstarter to raise funds and awareness about KRIA; Icelandic Constitutional Archive. The event will be hosted by the brilliant new Nordic Museum in Seattle. Come learn about the collaboration between the University of Washington and the University of Iceland in creating this beautiful archival project. And see the full documentary Blueberry Soup directed by, Eileen Jerrett on the process of the Icelandic Constitutional Reform.
Link to buy tickets: https://nordicmuseum.org/events/168788
Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJ1xMd-g1s
Link to buy tickets: https://nordicmuseum.org/events/168788
Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJ1xMd-g1s
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The conference addresses the role of constitutions and constitution-making in democracies in rebuilding trust in government. Recent years have shown growing resentment toward democratic institutions and elites in established (and not so... more
The conference addresses the role of constitutions and constitution-making in democracies in rebuilding trust in government. Recent years have shown growing resentment toward democratic institutions and elites in established (and not so established) democracies. By revisiting the basic ideas on which democratic society rests, such resentment can be transformed into a positive force. Through a discussion and debate of the constitution fundamental issues of contemporary society can be addressed in an inclusive democratic way. These fundamental issues are e.g. the nature of democratic participation, ownership of natural resources, protection of nature, civic rights and liberties and ways in which governments can secure equal respect and protect human dignity.
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We just released a new documentary on the work of the International Panel on Social Progress. We are taking the film on a global academic tour and also making the film available to University libraries. anewsocietyfilm.com
Research Interests: Environmental Engineering, Religion, Social Psychology, Information Technology, Gender Studies, and 14 morePolitical Philosophy, Education, Media Studies, Social Sciences, Globalization, Climate Change, Teacher Education, Global cities, Political Science, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Public Health, Environmental Sustainability, Cities, and Gendering Cities
The KRIA internship is an opportunity for students interested in the fields of library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, journalism, or civic movements. The internship will be conducted remotely. Tasks will be performed... more
The KRIA internship is an opportunity for students interested in the fields of library science, Scandinavian studies, constitutional law, journalism, or civic movements. The internship will be conducted remotely. Tasks will be performed independently on the student's schedule. Students will meet on Zoom monthly with the Project Director and internship team to discuss ideas and progress. All positions are remote, therefore applicants must have a computer and internet access. There are three types of internship positions available. Please refer to the descriptions in the attached document.