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  • Bicycle Activism (Bucharest, Romania)

    Jan 28 '12
    Author: 
    Ecaterina Dobrescu

    In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated since the mid 2000’s into different groups and NGO’s and developed into a new movement and a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of public participation.

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  • CIPAST

    Dec 7 '10
    Author: 
    Paul Nollen

     

     

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  • European Citizens' Initiative

    Nov 30 '11
    Author: 
    Graham Smith

    Summary

    This case study features a new initiative that aims to promote a whole new form of participatory democracy across the European Union (EU). Citizen initiatives that garner 1 million signatures across a wide range of Member States will be considered by the European Commission. This gives residents across the EU the direct ability to propose legislation and influence matters that concern the entire continent.

  • Ipatinga, e-AGORA Project

    Jan 18 '12
    Author: 
    Maria Clara Lamartine

    Problems and Purpose

    El Programa Europeo e-AGORA ha comenzado por la relación entre las prácticas democráticas y el uso de la tecnología en los medios de comunicación. Esta iniciativa fue coordinada por la ciudad de Issy-les-Moulineaux, Francia, y tenía el objetivo de desarrollar la colaboración entre ciudades de Latino América y Europa en el tema de la democracia.

  • Participatory Budgeting with SMS (Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic)

    Oct 3 '12
    Author: 
    Hollie Russon Gilman

    Problems, Purpose, History 

    Originating in Puerto Alegre in 1989, Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been implemented throughout the world.  Jarabacoa is not a place known for its strength of civil society or citizen engagement.  This pilot program of PB using SMS aims to increase civil society and involve citizens for greater government transparency and accountability. PB is part of a broader better governance intitative of the World Bank Initative and United Nations Development Program.  PB has been regarded as a "best practice" for open and more effective governance.

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