"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Alternative University Project (Montreal, Canada)","Alli Welton","","Problems and PurposeThe Alternative University Project (AltU) grew out of the frustration felt by a group of McGill and Concordia University students about the growing inaccessibility of the Quebec higher education system. The AltU is a collection of...","Tue, 07/17/2012 - 15:46","Canada","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Higher Education & Lifelong Learning","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution","Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","University Student Government","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Individual","Individual","Yes"
"ASUW Student Senate","Sarah round","","Purpose and ProblemThe Student Government at the University of Washington, the Associated Students of the University of Washington, created the Student Senate in 1994. The goal was to have a diverse legislative body to give the Executive body, the Board...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 11:41","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools","Student employees","","Academic Institution","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","University Student Government","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","Yes"
"Belo Horizonte Participatory Budgeting","DJ Air Wing","Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process implemented in the 1990s where residents of certain regions can influence how their governments' annual budgets are allocated.

After the collapse of its authoritarian regime in the mid 1980s, Brazilians implemented reforms to bolster their economic and political futures through participatory methods. These new democratic practices drastically improved the lives and social infrastructure of its participants.","Summary Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process implemented in the 1990s where residents of certain regions can influence how their governments' annual budgets are allocated. After the collapse of its authoritarian regime in the mid 1980s, Brazilians...","Sun, 12/09/2012 - 18:11","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Economic Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Brea City Budgeting","Ejmoore","","Problem and PurposeAs is the case with many cities in California, the small city of Brea is grappling with a substantial budget deficit due to decreasing sales tax revenues and other effects of the recent economic recession. California has amassed an...","Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:36","United States","Yes","","","Budgeting","City staff; retired police chief (as independent facilitator/consultant)","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Chicago Participatory Budgeting Project","Jacqui.mount","","As the first ward-based participatory budgeting experiment in the United States, the Participatory Budgeting Initiative in Chicago's 49th Ward began in November of 2009 with the goal of directly allocating a portion of the Alderman’s capital budget for...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 05:34","United States","Yes","Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 17:00","Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 16:00","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Community leaders and representatives","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Community Policing in Chicago","Vbaj86","The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) was launched in the beginning of April 1993 and was tested in five Chicago neighborhoods, after a brief developmental period. By May 1995 it had expanded to involve the entire Chicago Police's Patrol Division. This in turn led to the setup of beat meetings, which provide opportunities for residents and police who work for/live in these high-crime neighborhoods. These beat meetings have grown into major community meetings that help police identify and solve problems. Over time, crime rates in Chicago neighborhoods decreased."," Problems and PurposeThe Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) main goal was to open a two way channel of communication between the local public and the police department in order for them to work together to combat concerns and issues that each...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 08:19","United States","Yes","Wednesday, March 31, 1993 - 16:00","","Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, & Corrections","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Food for Health - Building a Healthy Food System in NYC","Plscully","In October of 2010, the Food, Faith, and Health Disparities Summit brought together 150 faith leaders and community members from all five boroughs of New York City to discuss problems and solutions to food access. Six food justice working groups were formed at the summit to address the key strategies identified and remain active. Learn more on the New York Faith and Justice blog.","Note:  This article is a stub and is in need of assistance with editing and content, especially with the inclusion material relevant to participatory-democratic processes. Please help us complete it...","Thu, 12/08/2011 - 11:01","United States","Yes","","","Community Development, Health, Gender & Racial Equality, Other","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","","Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Other","","Yes"
"Front Porch Forum ","Kaitlin","","Purpose/ProblemThe 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...","Sat, 05/29/2010 - 17:48","United States","Yes","Saturday, May 21, 1994 - 17:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Educators","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Other","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Yes"
"North Bethany Subarea Plan (Bethany, Oregon)","nelsonk","The Metro Council voted in 2002 to involve the public in planning an expansion of Bethany, Oregon into the 800-acre North Bethany area. As of December 2011, North Bethany is still in the process of planning the new subarea. The public involvement components for North Bethany subarea Planning includes open houses, work groups, newsletters, informational coffees and public hearings and monthly meetings. ","Problems and PurposeThe 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...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 00:01","United States","Yes","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony, Informal Social Activities","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization, Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting in Berlin-Lichtenberg","Jshkabatur","","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...","Thu, 01/07/2010 - 19:28","Germany","Yes","Friday, September 30, 2005 - 17:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting: Porto Alegre","Gsmith","","Participatory Budgeting (PB) was established in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1989 as a means of involving ordinary citizens in the annual municipal budget decision-making cycle. By the turn of the 21st century, some 20,000 citizens participated in popular...","Sat, 11/28/2009 - 14:03","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Portsmouth Listens (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)","Plscully","","As of 2010, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (population 20,000) has sustained the practice of organized, public dialogue and deliberation for over ten years. Since 1999, diverse community groups in Portsmouth have organized at least six rounds of large-scale...","Mon, 01/18/2010 - 17:11","United States","Yes","Thursday, December 31, 1998 - 16:00","Friday, December 30, 2005 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Yes"
"Presupuesto Participativo: Rosario","Albertoford","Proyecto de presupuesto participativo en la ciudad de Rosario, en Santa Fe, Argentina, elaborado a partir del 2002.","OrígenesEn 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...","Fri, 03/05/2010 - 19:45","Argentina","Yes","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Proponiamo insieme, decidiamo insieme","Paulinecescau","The participatory process of Saione “Proposing together, deciding together” (“Proponiamo insieme, decidiamo insieme”) took place in the Saione district of the city of Arezzo. The process began in 2005 and has been repeated every year since. The main goal of the process has been to involve every family residing within the district to propose solutions about “how to spend public money?” "," The participatory process of Saione “Proposing together, deciding together” (“Proponiamo insieme, decidiamo insieme”) took place in the Saione district of the city of Arezzo, in Tuscany. The process began in 2005 and has been repeated every year since....","Wed, 06/08/2011 - 14:02","Italy","Yes","Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 17:00","Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 16:00","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"RAFAELA AGENDA ESTRATEGICA","lbrizio","La Agenda Estratégica Rafaela 2010 - 2016, es un proceso participativo para construir una visión compartida a largo plazo para la ciudad de Rafaela y una serie de recomendaciones para su desarrollo, teniendo como horizonte dos hechos emblemáticos en la historia de la Patria (Argentina), como el bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo (1810), y la declaración de la independencia nacional (1816). Es un proceso que nace en el año 2008, del seno de la Municipalidad de Rafaela, a través de la Secretaría de Gestión y Participación como órgano técnico, y tiene como órgano ejecutor al Consejo Consultivo Social, que es un órgano integrado por las distintas instituciones de la ciudad. La primera etapa fue la de recolección de información y diagnóstico de las problemáticas presentes y futuras. Con aquella documentación se establecieron 5 ejes de acción, desde los cuales se realizaron diversos talleres ciudadanos, conferencias, mesas de trabajo, entre otras actividades, junto a instituciones de la sociedad civil, funcionarios, facilitadores y ciudadanía en general. Luego de las actividades se realizaron conclusiones que se registran en informes. En cada eje de acción se realizó un informe que permite observar cuáles son las problemáticas presentes a trabajar, los lineamientos a futuro, y una serie de recomendaciones. 
Desde el año 2010 la Agenda comienza a funcionar y crear outputs a través de diversas actividades, obras y proyectos correspondientes a los ejes y lineamientos trazados durante la etapa de elaboración. 
"," 1).- OBJETO Y PROBLEMALa Agenda Estratégica Rafaela 2010 - 2016, es un proceso participativo para construir una visión compartida a largo plazo para la ciudad y una serie de recomendaciones para su desarrollo.Es un proceso participativo que pretende...","Tue, 01/03/2012 - 15:37","Argentina","Yes","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community building (e.g. social capital), Other","","Consensus, Deliberation, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","International Organization, Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Other","Yes"
"Seattle Neighborhood City Council","Msifuen","","The Seattle City Neighborhood Council (CNC) was created in October of 1987 to oversee the successful synchronization of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, Neighborhood Budget Prioritization, and Neighborhood Planning programs. The CNC is composed of...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 10:02","United States","Yes","Wednesday, October 14, 1987 - 17:00","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","citizens","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Election","Deliberation, Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Shimer College Assembly","Visviva","","Purpose and ProblemThe purpose of the Assembly of Shimer College is to guide the internal governance of this small, independent Great Books college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, and to provide a central forum for deliberating on matters...","Tue, 11/30/2010 - 01:52","United States","Yes","Saturday, December 31, 1977 - 16:00","","Education & Schools","Elected volunteers","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","University Student Government, Parliamentary Procedure, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","Yes"
"The Burning Man Festival: Art, Participation, and Collective Organization","sietsekierengoffard","The Burning Man festival takes place annually in a Nevada desert. It is meant to celebrate free creative expression and has developed highly participatory structures that involve all 50,000 of its attendees. ","IntroductionBurning Man is an annual artistic festival which is held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and whose central premise involves extensive community participation. Far from being a standard art festival, Burning Man embraces the idea of radical...","Wed, 06/20/2012 - 00:36","United States","Yes","","","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities, Organized Demonstrations, Other","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Other","Open to all, Random Selection","Consensus","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Tillamook Bay National Estuaries Project","Alberdelli","","Problems and PurposeSixty miles west of Portland, carved into the northern coastline of Oregon, lies Tillamook Bay. It is fed by five main tributary streams that drain from a watershed basin of approximately 540 square miles, and linked to the open ocean...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 15:31","United States","Yes","Monday, May 31, 2010 - 17:00","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Paid Staff","","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance, 21st Century Town Meeting, Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Vecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay","Laurenmo","","Problems and PurposeVecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay (Residents in Defense of Barrio Yungay) is a community-run organization based in the neighborhood Yungay in Santiago, Chile. The organization was formed with the goal of defending the cultural...","Wed, 06/22/2011 - 12:58","Chile","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","15 individuals each direct one or more of the organization's projects","Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Public Hearing, Representative Town Meeting, Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project","Brad",""," 1 Purpose and ProblemThe Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project was organized in response to inefficient, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions that developed at a primary transport node located in the South African city of Durban. The impetus for the...","Mon, 12/13/2010 - 05:58","South Africa","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","City staff","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Wenling City Deliberative Poll","Swdgray","","The Wenling City Deliberative Poll was a participatory budgeting experiment conducted by local government officials in the Zeguo Township of Wenling City, China. In early 2005, the government of Zeguo used a Deliberative Polling technique to garner...","Fri, 10/23/2009 - 23:26","China","Yes","Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - 16:00","Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 17:00","Budgeting","Moderator","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling, Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Bürgerhaushalt in Berlin-Lichtenberg","danielm","Ein Bürgerhaushalt bedeutet, Bürger in Haushaltsentscheidungen mit einzubeziehen. Der Berliner Bezirk Lichtenberg verspricht sich damit eine faire und effiziente Regelung seines Haushalts, größere Transparenz in Budgetentscheidungen und nicht zuletzt ein wenig Bürgererziehung in finanziellen Dingen. Der Fall beschreibt Gründung, Verlauf und Kritik an dem noch fortlaufenden Projekt Bürgerhaushalt in Berlin-Lichtenberg.","Bürgerhaushalt in Berlin-LichtenbergAutorin Jennifer Shkabatur (Übersetzung ins Deutsche D. Marwecki) Berlin-Lichtenberg ist ein Bezirk Berlins mit 251,000 Einwohnern. Er umfasst 13 Stadtteile.1. Der Bürgerhaushalt: Zu welchem Zweck?Ein Bürgerhaushalt...","Wed, 01/30/2013 - 02:39","Germany","Yes","Friday, September 30, 2005 - 17:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Partizipativer Haushalt: Porto Alegre","admin","","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Graham Smith am 28.11.2009 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter  http://participedia.net/cases/participatory-budgeting-porto-alegre. In der...","Wed, 11/28/2012 - 14:51","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"