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People’s Campaign for Decentralized Planning (Kerala, India)
The People’s Campaign strives to maximize the direct involvement of citizens in planning and budgeting.
Wenling City Deliberative Poll (China)
The Wenling City Deliberative Poll was a participatory budgeting experiment conducted by local government officials.
Gacaca Courts (Rwanda)
Gacaca courts are community trials, which try the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda.
British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform (Canada)
The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada.
Proponiamo insieme, decidiamo insieme (Arezzo, Italy)
A participatory budgeting process (“Proposing together, deciding together”) active in the Saione district of Arezzo since 2005.
Australia's First Citizens' Parliament
A large-scale, three-day citizen deliberation convened in 2009 to address how the Australian government could better serve the people.
Recife Participatory Budgeting (Brazil)
Recife received the Reinhard Mohn Prize for this groundbreaking initiative in which the public plays a pivotal role in determining how this city spends its funds.
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Participedia makes it easy for you to contribute research, and easy for you to search its extensive knowledge base. For instance, you will find articles on the British Columbia Citizens Assembly of 2004, participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre and other cities, local school council governance in Chicago, municipal evaluation meetings in China, and the People’s Campaign for Democratic Decentralization in Kerala, India. You will also find articles on participatory methods such as deliberative polling, citizens’ assemblies, and participatory budgeting, as well as articles about the organizations that sponsor, implement, and study participatory governance.

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