Paul Duckett wrote:
> I would advise that no one should contact the BPS and ask them to set
> a fee for the CP Section and no one should take it upon themselves to
> decide to act on behalf of the list/network in this matter (or any
> other matter) without the list agreeing.
>
> At present nobody has got a mandate (as far as I am aware) to speak on
> behalf of anyone else. So, no one can either speak for the
> list/network or speak for BPS members who signed up in support of
> establishing a CP section. This is the whole point about delaying
> things and seeking to set up a cooperative first to give our network
> some structure and accountability (we can't demand anyone be held to
> account for why a fee structure for the section hasn't been decided
> upon earlier because there is no organisation to our network and so
> nobody is in an organisational role that can hold them to account to
> members of the list).
>
> Once a cooperative is established list members and BPS members can
> join and use the cooperative to start a full discussion about how the
> CP section might work and to reach a decision that is accountable to
> all members of the cooperative (setting up the BPS section does not
> only affect BPS members, it affects those not in the BPS as it affects
> the nature of the social ties between people in our network and
> changes the face of CP in the UK) If we establish a cooperative for
> ourselves we have the opportunity to create a space where we can seek
> to flatten out social hierachies and seek to prevent anyone pulling
> rank on others based on academic creditentials, professional identity
> or membership of groups external to the cooperative.(I'm not only
> referring to the BPS here but more broader group membership such as
> gender, class, sexuality, race and so on). Becoming a cooperative can
> also make our decision making processes fair, transparent and
> accountable and we can seek to ensure nobody dominates cooperative
> proceedings without being invited to do so.
>
> I think it would be a dreadful for the section to start by either
> jumping to a rushed, arbitary decision on fees or to permit (or worse,
> ask) the BPS to decide the sections fees for us. The BPS CP section
> will be viewed quite sceptically by some CP network members (and
> future members) who might accuse the section of being a servant to the
> whims and wishes of the BPS. If we allow ourselves to rush into a
> decision on fees and cowtow to the BPS so soon and so dramatically, it
> could severely stymie the section as it could not defend itself
> against critique.
>
> I also find the accusations being made against some list members of
> being immature and incompetent to be ill-tempered, inconsiderate and
> unhelpful and likely to be unpersuasive on a list such as this.
>
> p
>
>
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