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City of Canada Bay Council Citizens' Panel

Nov 14 '12

Author:
Sarah Faubion
In 2012, the City of Canada Bay Council proposed an innovative method of deliberative democracy to obtain the advice of citizens in making decisions for the range and quality of council services for the period 2014-18. With this in mind, the Canada Bay Council partnered with groups such as Straight Talk and newDemocracy to create a panel of 36 randomly citizens. This group worked in parallel to a randomly selected group of council staff.
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Medellín, Colombia. Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo

Jan 16 '12
Author:
ibarrios
Problems and Purpose
La Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo es un proceso democrático de participación ciudadana que tiene dos grandes tareas:
La construcción y aplicación de los Planes de Desarrollo Local en cada comuna y corregimiento.
Y la inversión decidida por los ciudadanos y ciudadanas del 5% anual de todo el presupuesto municipal
La Alcaldía de Medellín lo presenta como ampliación del ejercicio de la democracia porque:
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Conseils de quartier (France)

Aug 25 '10

Author:
Quinton Mayne
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Summary
This case study features Conseils de quarter, or "neighborhood councils," which are infra-municipal participatory forums that serve as consultative bodies mandated by law in French cities with more than 80,000 residents.
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Transportation Priorities Project

Dec 8 '09

Author:
Walt Roberts
Summary
InterACT’s Transportation Priorities Project Dream It, Fund It, Build It InterACT, a subsidiary of Identity Clark County (a private, non-profit organization focused on community and economic development), recognized an impending implosion of voter financial support for Clark County’s transportation system and elected to take on a project that enabled its citizens to dream it, fund it, build it.
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