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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.
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CommonGround: The First Five Years: A Dialogue on Early Childhood in New Mexico

Jun 12 '12

Author:
Robert Richards
Problems and Purpose
The purposes of the CommonGround public deliberations in the U.S. state of New Mexico were to demonstrate a new mode of policy communication between New Mexico's citizens and civic leaders, and to create policy guidelines that could inform changes to early childhood development and education policy in New Mexico, changes intended to foster improved social outcomes for New Mexico's children.
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Hard Times, Hard Choices: Michigan Citizens Deliberate

Jun 2 '10

Author:
Andes

Summary
This case was put on by By the People in conjunction with The Center for Deliberative Democracy, where 317 citizens from Michigan state participated in a deliberative poll in November 2009. The three day event was made into a NewsHour program and was broadcasted by PBS throughout Michigan on January 2010.
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National Assembly (Iceland, 2009)

Nov 30 '10

Author:
Lauren Saylor
Þjóðfundur - National Assembly (Iceland, 2009)
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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.
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