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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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Blueberry Soup Documentary - Throughout

Archived since: Dec, 2020

Description:

In this collection are interviews, presentations, and research preserved during the making of the documentary film Blueberry Soup by Wilma's Wish Productions, directed by Eileen Jerrett. This film covered the story of making the 2011 Icelandic constitution and its connection to the community.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Society & Culture,  Universities & Libraries

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

Civic engagement with Parliament's Constitutional Committee - After

Archived since: Jun, 2021

Description:

In this collection, we look at how the civil society engaged with the Parliament over the issue of the new constitution. In some cases, this was to discuss constitutional revisions outside of the 2011 draft; in others, it was to demand the results of the 2011 constitution would be implemented (or voted on within Parliament). Material includes public polls, Parliamentary statements, news pieces, podcasts, artistic works, public deliberation, conference recordings, and scholarly research. This collection also documents organized events aimed at encouraging civic dialog to understand the public's will in terms of moving forward with the new constitution.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries ,  Politics & Elections Government

Conferences and Events - After

Archived since: Dec, 2020

Description:

This collection compiled evidence of events that discussed the new constitution in various settings. Most of the events occurred in Iceland, but some internationally. The collection includes edited video recordings, radio interviews, newspaper articles, event multi-media coverage, live-stream recordings, event itineraries, scholarly reflections, event preparations, art created for community outreach, and public social media responses.

Subject:   Universities & Libraries ,  Arts & Humanities Politics & Elections

Expert Review - During

Archived since: Nov, 2020

Description:

During the constitutional drafting process, experts in various fields, including law, education, government, and constitutional reform, were asked to give feedback on the draft as it was being written. This collection includes expert responses to specific articles, general advice, expert deliberation within the Icelandic community, and formal correspondence with the Constitutional Council. This sub-collection highlights the efforts made by the Constitutional Council and its staff during the drafting process to get input from specialists and Parliamentarians. The collection also shows how the suggestions were implemented.

Subject:   Government,  Universities & Libraries ,  Society & Culture

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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