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  • Citizens' Manifesto for European Democracy

    Mar 15 '13
    Author: 
    Elena Dalibot

    Problems and Purpose

    The financial and economic crisis, of which we have heard so much discussion since 2007-8, is only one aspect of a whole series of underlying political trends which have been apparent for much longer: a crisis of (in)equality and of increased precarity of the workforce, a human rights crisis, a demographic crisis, an ecological crisis, a crisis in civil liberties, and above all a crisis in democracy.
     

  • Leefbaarheidsbudget Participatory Budgeting (Utrecht, Netherlands)

    Jan 20 '12
    Author: 
    H.A. Born

    Problems and Purpose

     ‘Leefbaarheidsbudget’ is the name of a participatory process, launched by the municipality of Utrecht in 1987. Literally translated, it would mean ‘budget of livability’, being ‘livability’ defined by the municipality of Utrecht, as ‘the quality of the residential and living environment’. By ‘residential and living environment’ the municipality understands the following:

  • North Bethany Subarea Plan (Bethany, Oregon)

    Jan 11 '12
    Author: 
    Kate Nelson

    Problems and Purpose

    The community of Bethany conducted concept and comprehensive community planning for three reasons: 1. To meet various applicable state, regional, county and community planning objectives. 
2. To identify necessary urban infrastructure requirements, and
 3. To ensure that provisions for such infrastructure to serve the greater North Bethany area are fully in place before development begins. Public involvement has been a fundamental part of the planning process to facilitate an exchange of information and build awareness. 

  • Front Porch Forum

    May 29 '10
    Author: 
    Kaitlin Strohschein

    Purpose/Problem

    The Front Porch Forum began as a series of focus groups to study rifts in communication between politicians, public and the media, according to Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies by The Poynter Institute. The group started as a combined effort of The Seattle Times, The Poynter Institute and two NPR stations.

  • Presupuesto Participativo: Rosario

    Mar 5 '10
    Author: 
    Alberto Ford

    Orígenes

    En Rosario, en medio de una de las más grandes crisis argentinas, en mayo de 2002, el poder ejecutivo municipal tomó la decisión de convocar por primera vez al Prespuesto Participativo (PP) , en un contexto normativo no del todo favorable porque, en principio, los derechos políticos consagrados en la Constitución Nacional, en la Constitución de la Provincia de Santa Fe y en la Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades de la Provincia de Santa Fe, limitan la participación política directa de los ciudadanos; y además porque en Santa Fe no existe autonomía municipal.

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