"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"2010 University of Puerto Rico Strike","Matanzo","","The UPR Strike of 2010 (or Huelga del 2010 de la Universidad de Puerto Rico began on April 21, 2010 as a 48-hour strike at the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. In a General Student Assembly, celebrated on April 13, 2010, students approved a...","Sun, 08/22/2010 - 14:57","United States","No","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting","","","","","Open to all","University Student Government, Strike","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","Other","No"
"Bike Plan Hawaii (Hawaii)","teddygbennett","","Problems and PurposeBike Plan Hawaii 2003 was an effort to improve and enlarge the original Hawaii Bike Plan written in 1997. The Hawaii Department of Transportation wanted to make bicycling a more utilized method of transportation and promote bicycling...","Fri, 01/06/2012 - 13:50","United States","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Surveys, Q&A with experts, Deliberation","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","For Profit Business","No"
"Bridgeport (Connecticut) Community Conversations","Peter Levine","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 17:09","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Brownfield Cleanup Program, Kips Bay Fuel Terminal Site (New York City, New York, USA)","jeatala","","Problems and PurposeNew York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program was designed as an initiative to encourage the citizens to investigate, clean up and help redevelop brownfields in the area. A brownfield is any real property where redevelopment or reuse may be...","Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:31","United States","No","","","Community Development, Environment","","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Building Community: The Uniontown Story","Kmcguane","Since April 2000, Auburn University’s Economic Development Institute (EDI) has been part of a learning exchange organized by the Kettering Foundation. The research explores practical ways that strengthening the capacity of citizens to engage the concerns of their communities can be made the focus of economic development strategies. The research takes as a premise that economic vitality of a place depends on the capacity of its people to make collective choices and act in concert on shared concerns. EDI is particularly concerned with ways these insights can be used by people in places struggling with persistent poverty. In what follows EDI reports on what it has learned from its ongoing exchange with people in a small town in the economically-distressed region of west Alabama called the “Black Belt.”","Problems and PurposeUniontown, a community of about 3,000, is located in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt, named for a deposit of dark, fertile soil extending from Mississippi’s border through the heart of Alabama. This region faces declining population...","Mon, 08/22/2011 - 20:04","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"California Proposition 31 (2012)","mcroce3","Proposition 31 was a ballot measure created by California Forward and voted on by the people of California during the General Election held on November 6, 2012. Proposition 31 called for changes to the state budget, and for any legislation to be published three days before it was voted on, among other things. Proposition 31 was defeated by a vote of over 60% to under 40%, but was a good step in the right direction regarding budget reform in California.","DefinitionAccording to California Secretary of State’s website and voters’ guide, Proposition 31: “Establishes [a] two-year state budget; [s]ets rules for offsetting new expenditures; and Governor budget cuts in fiscal emergencies. Local governments can...","Wed, 11/07/2012 - 18:12","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","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, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Appointment","Initiative Process","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"Citizen Participation Plan for Pittsburgh 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan ","VOLCHKOA","This case study focuses mainly on the Citizen Participation Plan used for the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan for the City of Pittsburgh. The Consolidated Plan is to implement Federal programs for housing, and community and economic development activities within the City of Pittsburgh. This plan covers the specific period of April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2014. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on February 15, 2010. It involves citizens in important decisions that will affect the city, and it shows how citizen views are used in order to form the Consolidated Plan. ","Purpose and HistoryPittsburgh’s Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) for the 2010-2014 Five Year Consolidated Plan used a combination of civic and community engagement methods to include citizens and civic society in the planning process.  The overall goal...","Sun, 01/01/2012 - 20:34","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Countywide Community Forums (of King County)","Jspady","","The Countywide Community Forum’s mission states its three main reasons for creating themselves: engage, educate, and inform public officials. For the engagement mission, King County officials want to know the main issues that citizens of the King County...","Tue, 12/08/2009 - 22:00","United States","Yes","Thursday, September 6, 2007 - 17:00","","Other","primarily public volunteers but one paid government employee is highly recommended","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"Direct Democracy SA (""Never again vote for a 5 year dictator"")","Jim Powell","To educate the voters that there is an alternative to the current system","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us compete it.SummaryDirect Democracy SA is an attempt to reform the South African electoral system by using citizen advocacy to convince currently elected politicans to...","Wed, 12/28/2011 - 09:21","United States","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Geraldton 2029 and beyond: Developing civic deliberation and collaborative governance to co-create a sustainable future","Janette Hartz-Karp","Democratic governments need to increase their capacity for effective problem solving to address sustainability, the greatest challenge of our time, in a way that brings the people with them. Scientists have suggested we will be unable to effectively address our uncertain future without a ’new technology of cooperation’. This project utilises innovative techniques in civic deliberation and social media to strengthen democratic capacity in pursuit of resilience and sustainability (File 1). It mobilises citizens, government and industry in the Greater Geraldton City Region, to collaboratively develop and implement sustainability plans. Through a series of deliberations, some organised by decision-makers, others by community, ordinary citizens have opportunities to engage with scientific data, differing viewpoints and each other to develop local sustainability solutions. Focussed recruitment strategies ensure inclusion of marginalised groups, while random sampling ensures representation of diverse community views. The project purposefully creates opportunities for communities to deliberate and to develop a coherent voice, and to link that voice with decision-making processes so it is influential. The mutually reinforcing deliberative community and collaborative governance processes create a virtuous cycle’ that strengthens democratic behaviour by developing the awareness, capacity and willingness of both the community and government to work together towards common goals. ","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:59","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2010","Paul Nollen","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.The conference attracted more than 400 direct democracy professionals, activists, critics and scholars and produced the San Francisco Declaration on Modern...","Fri, 08/27/2010 - 18:17","United States","No","Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 17:00","Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 17:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","","Citizen Conferences","International","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Hampton, VA deliberative governance","Peter Levine","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:34","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Health Effects Institute (United States)","SandyHeierbacher","","This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of an independent consultancy for the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program. Problems and...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 14:51","United States","Yes","","","Environment, Health","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government, Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Appointment","Study Circles","National","","National Government, Other","No"
"History of citizenship in the United States","Thomas Wright Sulcer","An essay exploring the relationship of citizenship from the 1700s to the present

This is a brief history not of a people or nation or place but of a relationship -- the relation of citizenship -- between a person and the state and how it changed from colonial times to the present. In the 1700s, citizenship meant active political participation in local government, showing up at meetings, debating, volunteering in local government. Over time, however, political participation declined to the point where Americans are essentially apolitical beings divorced from politics. Citizenship has narrowed to signify only a legal marker meaning membership in America. How did this change? And what does it mean? While students of history and politics as well as political activists may find this thinking particularly helpful, free people can benefit. This essay examines the transformation, and argues that declining political participation has drawbacks, but that impressive advances for humanity in general have overshadowed the citizenship decline.","History of citizenship in the United StatesAn essay exploring the relationship of citizenship from the 1700s to the presentThis is a brief history not of a people or nation or place but of a relationship -- the relation of citizenship -- between a person...","Sat, 04/28/2012 - 19:53","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Human Rights, Gender & Racial Equality, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","Representative Town Meeting, Deliberative Democracy","","","","No"
"Imagine Philadelphia: Laying the Foundation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)","aalburger","In 2007 the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) organized roundtable discussions and public meetings called “Imagine Philadelphia: Laying the Foundation.” It consisted of comprehensive planning and examination of citywide land issues to inform the work of the Zoning Code Commission and future citywide planning efforts. It was paid for by grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. "," Problems and Purpose“Imagine Philadelphia” was a project that involved citizens in the process of creating a new city plan for Philadelphia. The role of participatory democracy in the city planning process had had three basic purposes. The first was to...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 15:41","United States","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","For Profit Business","No"
"Kentucky School Councils","Kreyes07","","Purpose and ProblemThe purpose of the Kentucky School Councils, which are more commonly known as school-based decision making councils, is to decentralize school authority to three main groups of stakeholders at each school. This stems from the belief...","Fri, 03/04/2011 - 16:16","United States","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","","Education & Schools","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Election","Collaborative Governance","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"Living Voters Guide","KatieKnobloch","The Living Voters Guide is a Website that allows Washington state voters to deliberate about local and state-wide ballot measures. The project is a joint effort of the Center for Civic Engagement and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington as well as the City Club of Seattle. Visitors to the Living Voters Guide can search for information about current ballot measures and contribute to a conversation about the pros and cons of those measures. The Living Voters Guide is the first project to utilize the ConsiderIt platform, an open-source, web-based platform that fosters online deliberation.","Definition and Use:The Living Voters Guide for Washington State is a web-based platform designed to stimulate a deliberative process concerning local issues affecting Washington State citizens. A team of researchers from the University of Washington...","Fri, 12/02/2011 - 14:12","United States","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Other","Open to all","ConsiderIt","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Academic Institution","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Annayork",""," The Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) was established jointly by the Minnesota state legislature and the Minneapolis city council in 1990 to revitalize inner city neighborhoods. The NRP represented a procedural innovation, with a...","Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:02","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Multi-option Referendums: The Cases of Puerto Rico and Newfoundland","Paul Nollen","Multi option referendums have often been discussed in relation to referendums on ethnic and national issues. There have been relatively high profile referendums with several options in Sweden, e.g. in 1955 when three pension systems were put to a vote and in 1980, when the future of Nuclear Energy was decided in a three-option referendum. But multi-option referendums have also been discussed in relation to the referendum on independence or ‘devolution max’ (independence but with the same currency and foreign policy) in Scotland.","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Linkshttp://www.cps.org.uk/blog/q/date/...","Tue, 01/24/2012 - 06:30","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"National Citizens' Technology Forum (USA)","kel12811","","Problems and PurposeThe 2008 National Citizens’ Technology Forum was a series of online and face-to-face meetings across the United States with the goal of obtaining citizen recommendations on how to deal with the new technologies such as nanotechnology...","Tue, 12/27/2011 - 16:43","United States","No","","","Science & Technology","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Online Consultations, Citizen Dialogue","National","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","No"
"National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (United States)","SandyHeierbacher","","This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a consultancy with the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program. Problems and PurposeThe U.S...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:27","United States","Yes","Wednesday, September 29, 1993 - 17:00","","Environment","","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Public Hearing, Collaborative Governance, Deliberation","National","National Government","National Government","No"
"New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling (2010)","kgl5000","This case study features the 2010 New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling.  The study involved several hundred New Hampshire citizens from around the state participating in facilitated small-group dialogues on 13 Feb 2010, in 11 cities and towns statewide.  The event was lead by faculty of the University of New Hampshire and its findings were presented to the Governor’s Study Commission on Expanded Gaming on 18 May 2010. ","Problems and PurposeNew Hampshire has an established history of legalized gambling, with poker events, bingo nights, Lucky-7 ticket sales, and wagering at the state‘s race tracks bringing in a total of $615 million in 2008.  However, though New Hampshire...","Sat, 12/08/2012 - 17:31","United States","No","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 08:30","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 15:30","Budgeting, Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.), Other","","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","No"
"October 15 movement","shens2","October 15, aka the 15o, is a global demonstration movement intertwined with the Spanish May 15 movement and Occupy movement.","Written by Hoonmee Chung and Samuel Shen DefinitionThe October 15 protests were a series of protests inspired mainly by the Arab Spring, the Spanish/Portuguese “Indignants” aka the May 15 movement, the Greek Protests and the Occupy movement. All these...","Tue, 02/28/2012 - 15:58","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","","Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Community Organizing","International","Individual","Individual","No"
"Orçamento Participativo (OP) 2010 - Município de Atibaia","Pamela","Orçamento Participativo (OP) 2010 - Município de Atibaia, BRASIL","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content. In addtion, this article needs to be translated from Portuguese to English. Please help us improve and complete it...","Tue, 12/20/2011 - 09:19","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","","","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Orçamento Participativo em Santa Cruz (Cabo Verde)","Maira Segura","","  Cabo Verde não estava fora da dinâmica internacional de orçamento participativo. Atualmente, possui quatro projetos pilotos: Santa Cruz, S. Michael, Paul e Mosteiros.Para que muitos possam encontrar mais informações sobre esses projetos, foi criado um...","Mon, 01/16/2012 - 07:01","United States","No","","","","","","","","Open to all, Election","Participatory Budgeting","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Policy Council of Kentucky Center for Public Issues (Kentucky, USA)","SandyHeierbacher","","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 PurposeThe...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:53","United States","Yes","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue, Deliberation, New England Town Meetings","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","No"
"Public Engagement in Five Colorado School Communities","Kmcguane","The reforms which have swept through public education during the last two decades have largely been initiated in state legislatures or the United States Congress. The greater part of all these reform efforts have focused on the professional side of public education. These are not reforms initiated by local communities and have not been, for the most part, designed to permit influence and direction from local communities. In other words, school boards, in Colorado the traditional repository of community values and direction for our schools, are being hustled off to the side of the stage. It is the goal of CASB to revitalize the role of locally elected school boards in public schools in the face of comprehensive reform legislation initiated at both the state and federal level in the last three years. The role of local school boards may be revitalized only if boards find ways to meaningfully engage their publics. ","Problems and PurposeThe reforms which have swept through public education during the last two decades have largely been initiated in state legislatures or the United States Congress. The greater part of all these reform efforts have focused on the...","Thu, 08/18/2011 - 13:11","United States","No","","","Education & Schools","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Other","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","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Other","International Organization, Other","No"
"Redesigning of Onondaga Lake (Syracuse, New York)","Loleary","This case study features public meetings and discussions organized by the New York Department of Environmental Conversation (NYSDEC)  in order to ensure that  citizen input was included in the process of designing plans to clean up the polluted Onondaga Lake.  The process of redesigning the lake began in 1992, but the move to include citizen input began in 2006."," Problems and Purpose Years of industrial pollution dumped into Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York, resulted in a serious public health threat to the local community. In the 1990s, the US EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental...","Sat, 12/24/2011 - 21:17","United States","Yes","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","No"
"Región de los Ríos - Chile - Estrategia Regional de Desarrollo/ Diálogos Ciudadanos ","JTS",""," Objetivos y problemasLuego de la creacion de la Region de Los Rios y la implementacion de sus nuevas instituciones publicas, se hizo necesaria la elaboracion de este plan estrategico, el principal y primer intrumento de planificacion para esta joven...","Sat, 01/21/2012 - 07:19","United States","No","","","","","","","","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","No"
"San Francisco Online Voter Guide","Cbabcock",""," Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it. As one of the projects of The Pew Center for Civic Journalism, the San Francisco Online Voter Guide was designed to assist San Francisco residents to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 03:23","United States","Yes","Monday, October 9, 1995 - 17:00","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Appointment","Online Consultations","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"The Second Constitution of the United States: A new and improved draft for the 21st century","Thomas Wright Sulcer","This proposed replacement aims to keep the best of the current Constitution (e.g. checks and balances, divided government) but with substantial improvements (e.g. foreign policy architecture, citizenship, rotation of offices.) My purpose in proposing an alternative is (1) to demonstrate that an improved Constitution is possible and (2) encourage leading thinkers to collaborate to draft an even better version and (3) to have the best version ratified by the American people. I have tried my best to make it nonpartisan. This document is public domain. Feel free to copy it without attribution. Sections have been copied from the current US Constitution. -- tom sulcer December 21, 2011","Note:  This article is need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis is a proposed revision of the United States Constitution which aims to improve the current Constitution in areas such as foreign policy...","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 14:09","United States","No","","","Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, & Corrections, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Traffic Congestion (Washington, DC, USA)","brittany.ford","By Zach Cooper","Problems and Purpose    Washington D.C. ranks at the top for worst traffic congestion amongst other cities in the United States of America.  However, it's not just the city Washington D.C. itself, it is the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. This area is...","Mon, 01/09/2012 - 13:24","United States","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","No"
"Transportation Priorities Project","Waltsearch","The Transportation Priorities Project (TPP) was conducted as a progressive series of community meetings, forums, and a summit to advance understanding and determine transportation system development and funding priorities for the Clark County region.  In August through November 2002, just under 500 individuals  participated in TPP’s keypad polling system which was meant to engage, inform and record the opinions, preferences , and concerns of participants at 40 culturally, economically, and geographically diverse meetings.
","SummaryInterACT’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...","Tue, 12/08/2009 - 03:55","United States","No","Friday, July 31, 2009 - 17:00","Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Community-based participatory research","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Other","No"
"UK's Virtual Parliament","wenger1989","The Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to vote on policy ideas and suggest their own. ","Problems and PurposeIt encourages two way conversations between policy creators and the public that results in enhanced policies and a bettter informed public.HistoryThe Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to...","Fri, 02/24/2012 - 20:08","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"What's Next California? Deliberative Poll (Torrance, California)","sidotij","“What’s Next California?” was a Deliberative Poll that took place in Torrance, California from June 24th to June 26th, 2011. It was California’s first ever statewide Deliberative Poll, and was conducted by the inventor of the Deliberative Poll itself, Dr. James Fishkin, and his team of collaborators. The turnout was outstanding, with the participation of 412 registered voters gathered from around the state through a scientifically selected random sample. The idea for this Deliberative Poll stems from the mountain of controversy surrounding California’s governance, at both state and local levels. The intention was to engage Californians and introduce them to the deliberative process, as well as to produce substantive results that can be used by reform groups to potentially impact the future of California. The Poll involved three waves of questionnaires – one via telephone, one upon arrival in Torrance, and one upon departure – touching on four key issues: The statewide initiative process, legislative representation, local government, and tax and fiscal policy. ","Introduction“What’s Next California?” was a Deliberative Poll that took place in Torrance, California from June 24th to June 26th, 2011. It was California’s first ever statewide Deliberative Poll, and was conducted by the inventor of the Deliberative...","Thu, 12/22/2011 - 11:09","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Der Streik an der Universität Puerto Rico 2010","danielm","Dieser Artikel beschreibt die studentischen Streiks, die an der Universität Puerto Rico im Frühjahr 2010 stattfanden.","Der Streik an der Universität Puerto Rico (UPR) von 2010Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die am 22.08.2010 vom User HSPM erstellt wurde. Ursprünglich war der Streik an der UPR nur für 48 Stunden geplant gewesen....","Tue, 03/05/2013 - 02:42","United States","No","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting","","","","","Open to all","University Student Government, Strike","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","Other","No"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Merete Schultze","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. ","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. Das Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP, deutsche Übersetzung in etwa: Minneapolis Nachbarschafts-...","Sun, 01/20/2013 - 05:38","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"