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  • Australia's First Citizens' Parliament (Canberra, Australia)

    Mar 17 '10
    Author: 
    Vickiannelane

    Australia's first Citizens' Parliament (also referred to as Australian Citizens' Parliament and ACP) was a large-scale three-day deliberation that took place in Canberra between randomly-selected citizens of Australia in February 2009. Organized by the new Democracy Foundation, the citizens were asked to address the question of how the Australian government could be strengthened to better serve the people. Their results, 13 proposals, were presented to the Australian Parliament. This event was meticulously recorded and provides an important vault of resources for future research.

  • BürgerForum Europa

    Nov 4 '09
    Author: 
    Patrizia Nanz

    Note: Anna Wohlfarth co-wrote the initial Participedia case on BürgerForum Europa.

    The Citizens’ Forum is a new form of participation developed by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Ludwig-Erhard Foundation and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation. It is a 6-8 week online deliberation embedded in two live events, one at the beginning of the process and the other one at the end. This article describes the second edition of the Citizens’ Forum Europe.

  • Living Voters Guide

    Dec 2 '11
    Author: 
    Katherine R. Knobloch

    Definition and Use:

    The Living Voters Guide for Washington State is a web-based platform designed to stimulate a deliberative process concerning local issues affecting Washington State citizens. A team of researchers from the University of Washington created the deliberative platform to introduce important information regarding ballot measures and to stimulate active participation in discussions regarding the initiatives.  The site is open to all people who wish to participate or access reliable information pertaining to Washington State politics.

  • Policy Council of Kentucky Center for Public Issues (Kentucky, USA)

    Feb 23 '10
    Author: 
    Sandy Heierbacher

    This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a consultancy for the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program.

    Problems and Purpose

    The Kentucky Center for Public Issues (KCPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy organization based in Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital. KCPI’s mission is to help citizens explore, understand and confront issues critical to the future of Kentucky.

  • POWER2010

    Jun 1 '10
    Author: 
    Vivian Luu

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