[governance] [process] the IGC charter

[Parminder]

Hi Everyone

I am not intervening is this discussion on_the_issue_of_the_voting_process
because, as I mentioned in an earlier email, some of these discussions have
been confusing list participants a lot in terms of the primary task being
done at this stage which is to prepare a members list as per the charter. 

I have every intention to uphold the charter, in the best possible manner,
in the matter of voting process as well, reconciling any apparent
contradiction as they may appear to different people.   

My proposal for this will be presented after the 17th when this round of
membership list building will be completed.

For many reasons that I have argued a few times earlier, and will mention
again in my email after the 17th, it will help us greatly at this stage if
we see these two issues 'separately' - (1) the issue of preparing a members
list as per the charter and (2) voting process for electing a new
co-coordinator, also as per the charter.   

Thanks

Parminder 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanette Hofmann [mailto:jeanette at wzb.eu]
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:08 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] [process] the IGC charter
> 
> Hi,
> 
> while I would argue against a split of lists between the task of the
> caucus (developing consensual positions) and the general forum or
> platform role of this list, I think it would help if we tried to shift
> the process discussions elsewhere.
> Sometime back somebody suggested the list Avri initiated in 2006. If
> this this the wrong space with the wrong charter, then lets create
> another list for people who are willing to sort out the ambivalences of
> the caucus charter.
> 
> I forgot to explain in my earlier mail why I think that Bill's
> suggestion (to create a new discussion space for those working on common
> positions) is not a good idea. In my view, mailing lists benefit from an
>   "operative component". I know only few mailing lists worth reading
> that lack any practical agenda such as sharing information or working on
> collective goals. The few lists I know happen to be private.
> I would predict that this list would soon resemble the former DNSO's
> general assembly list if it lost any concrete purpose.
> Cynics assert that even now the difference between both lists isn't that
> noticeable. So, lets not make things worse.
> 
> jeanette
> 
> wcurrie at apc.org wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I indicated to Parminder that I support the Charter but I do agree with
> Bill that we should conduct the election in terms of the Charter without
> disenfranchising anyone.
> >
> > I do think we need to find a way to both maintain the vigorous debate on
> the list as well as create a more effective method of finding consensus on
> key issues in the global policy space from a broadly civil society
> perspective. I sometimes wonder if it is possible to use a list to find
> consensus on contested positions, but as Wolfgang's history of the IGC
> reminds us iit has and can be done.
> >
> > I would support trying to explore this issue of consensus-building after
> the election and I think we should choose the person who we believe  will
> be the most effective in building consensus in the IGC when it is required
> to engage with global policy spaces, some of which as Wolfgang identified
> are coming up in 2009.
> >
> > Willie
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