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  • BürgerForum 2011

    Dec 13 '12
    Author: 
    Felix Weigel

    Problems and Purpose

    Under the slogan “Future Needs Solidarity. Diversity Creates Chances.”, the BürgerForum 2011 did not address any specific problem or problems; it rather allowed participating citizens to identify problems as well as solutions they deem most pressing for German society. The purpose behind this approach is three-fold. Firstly, initiators hoped to inspire citizens to be more excited about politics and democracy and instill a sense of community within participants.

  • 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.

  • Freiburg, Orçamento Partecipativo

    Jan 15 '12
    Author: 
    pkoebler

    Problems and Purpose

    O orçamento participativo de 2009/2010 da cidade de Freiburg na Alemanha, foi uma iniciativa iniciada com um intuito de estabelecer um equilibrio nas contas publicas, ja que ate aquele momento o orcamento estava comprometido, devido ao alto grau de gastos públicos.

  • Onlineantrag of SPD

    Aug 5 '11
    Author: 
    Christoph Schwerdtfeger

    Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.

    Summary

    This case study features a German party's initiative to encourage citizen feedback and participation. Through the Internet, it allowed anyone from the public to discuss and contribute to the party's basic statement on digital society.

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  • Participatory Budgeting in Berlin-Lichtenberg

    Jan 7 '10
    Author: 
    Jennifer Shkabatur

    Berlin-Lichtenberg is a borough in Eastern Berlin, comprising of 251,000 residents and 13 districts. In 2005, under Mayor Christina Emmrich, a new participatory budgeting exercise was launched that continues to this day. It involves regular online and face-to-face exercises in which citizens can make and evaluate suggestions for how to spend the borough’s €31 million discretionary budget. Yearly reports are made on which suggested local projects have been accepted or rejected and reasons for the decision taken by the council.

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