"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Advancing the Future for Adults with Autism: National Town Hall Meeting (United States)","marysullivan","AFFA is an organization that works closely with America Speaks concerning bettering the lives of adults with autism. This organization has held town hall meetings, and think tanks in hopes of creating a national agenda that will be introduced to Congress in the future. AFFA has come up with several ideas on how to make adults with autism have a better future and have the same resources and opportunities that other adults have.","Problems and Purpose- Advancing the Future for Adults with Autism (AFFA) is a national coalition of organizations in the United States working to improve the lives of adults with autism. AFFA worked with AmericaSpeaks to hold 21st Century National Town...","Sat, 12/31/2011 - 09:00","United States","No","","","Aging","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Other","Open to all with targeted recruitment","21st Century Town Meeting","National","Not Applicable","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Australia's First Citizens' Parliament (Canberra, Australia)","Vickiannelane","","Australia's first Citizens' Parliament (also referred to as Australian Citizens' Parliament and ACP) was a large-scale three-day deliberation that took place in Canberra between randomly-selected citizens of Australia in February 2009. Organized by the...","Wed, 03/17/2010 - 05:18","Australien","No","Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 16:00","Sunday, February 8, 2009 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","The World Cafe","National","Academic Institution","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","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"
"British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform","Arfung","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of 160 citizens selected ar random from throughout the province. These members met approximately every other weekend for one year to deliberate about alternative voting arrangements. ","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of...","Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:30","Canada","No","Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Deliberation, Direct Democracy, Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Buona Mobilità","Fb78","","IntroductionIn 2010 the Emilia-Romagna Region approved law no. 3/10 regarding citizen participation in decisions of public interest. The Region used this method in the development of a new regional transport plan. The current Regional Integrated...","Sun, 08/28/2011 - 20:43","Italy","No","Friday, February 25, 2011 - 16:00","Friday, February 25, 2011 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Bürgerbeteiligte Haushaltssicherung - Participatory budget saving process in Solingen","Christina Rucker","","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Christina Rucker.Solingen (160.000 inhabitants) must necessarily cut its public...","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:33","Germany","No","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), 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), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Online Consultations","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","For Profit Business","Yes"
"BürgerForum 2011","fww5007","Initiated by German President Christian Wulff, the BürgerForum (CitizensForum) 2011 was designed to get German citizens from all over the country involved in identifying the most important challenges currently facing German society. The forum is a multi-layered process using multiple forms of discussion and deliberation on different levels of government involving varios stakeholders. The outcome is the ""bundesweite Bürgerprogramm"" or the Federal Citizens-Programm which details the six most important challenges and possible solutions in six different categories facing German society.","Problems and PurposeUnder the slogan “Future Needs Solidarity. Diversity Creates Chances.”, the BürgerForum 2011 did not address any specific problem or problems; it rather allowed participating citizens to identify problems as well as solutions they...","Thu, 12/13/2012 - 14:22","Germany","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all, Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","National Government","Yes"
"BürgerForum Europa","patrizia.nanz","","Note: Anna Wohlfarth co-wrote the initial Participedia case on BürgerForum Europa.The Citizens’ Forum is a new form of participation developed by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Ludwig-Erhard Foundation and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation. It is a 6-8 week...","Wed, 11/04/2009 - 03:58","Germany","No","Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 17:00","Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 17:00","International Trade & Global Economy, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Yes"
"California Speaks","HsinyunWang","","Purpose, Problem and HistoryCaliforniaSpeaks was started to identify the health care values and priorities of the Californian public; the public has a very different perspective from the numerous special interest groups approaching policymakers on the...","Mon, 05/31/2010 - 20:42","United States","No","Friday, August 10, 2007 - 17:00","Friday, August 10, 2007 - 17:00","Health","Non-Partisan Groups and Governor of California","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","Deliberation, Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"CaliforniaSpeaks","Susanna Haas Lyons","","Purpose and ProblemNearly five million Californians live without health insurance, and millions of others struggle with skyrocketing costs and the threat of losing their own coverage. To address this growing crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...","Sun, 11/29/2009 - 22:24","United States","No","Friday, August 10, 2007 - 17:00","Friday, August 10, 2007 - 17:00","Health","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Canadian House of Commons Sub-Committee on Persons with Disabilities Public Consultations","Sot5063","This case study features the first online consultation of any parliamentary committee in Canada and among the few carried out by any legislature in the world. Launched on December 3, 2002, this 13 week consultation revolving the Canada Pension Plan Disability program (CPP(D)) was designed to foster public awareness and involvement in the work of the Canadian Parliament. Through the e-consultation, the Subcommittee on Persons with disabilities was able to conduct issue polling, storytelling and even allow participants to offer solutions to a wide range of issues revolving the CPP(D). ","DefinitionAn online consultation or e-consultation is the use of electronic computing and communication technologies in consultation processes. Online consultations can be effective tools in encouraging participation and gathering responses to...","Sat, 12/08/2012 - 17:00","Canada","No","","","Health, Human Rights, Other","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Story-Telling, Other","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Online Consultations","National","National Government, Other","National Government","Yes"
"Canadian Senate Public Consultations on Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services","rlw5296","The case study features two online consultations and over 50 public hearings intended to reform the mental health, mental illness and addiction services in the Canadian healthcare system. The study, conducted by The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, includes four reports. The final report made 118 recommendations to reform the mental health and illness and addiction services. Although the final report lacked legal authority, the recommendations presented in it were taken seriously, evidenced by the creation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada in March 2007. The commission was created to implement the other recommendations in the Final Report entitled ""Out of the Shadows At Last – Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada"" delivered in May 2006. ","SummaryThe case study features online consultations and in person hearings intended to reform the mental health, mental illness and addiction services in the Canadian healthcare system. The study, conducted by The Standing Senate Committee on Social...","Wed, 12/05/2012 - 09:50","Canada","No","","","Health","","Express opinions/preferences only, Story-Telling","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Online Consultations, Public Hearing","National","","National Government","Yes"
"Cisternino2020","Beatrice.marchi","","CONTENT AND PURPOSESIn January 2008, the Municipality of Livorno decided to experiment an innovative type of decision making process concerning the renewal and the future use of the 'Cisternino', an ancient building historically used for water supply....","Tue, 07/05/2011 - 13:56","Italy","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","City staff","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Deliberation, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"City of Canada Bay Council Citizens' Panel","kimfaubion","In 2012, the Canada Bay Council members decided that the future interests of the people that reside in the city, best lay, not in the hands of politicians, but in the hands of its own citizens. With this in mind, the Canada Bay Council partnered with numerous groups such as Straight Talk and newDemocracy to create a panel of 36 randomly chosen individuals that was responsible for making the best decisions for the society as a whole. 1,500 surveys were created and distributed from the Council to citizens from the electoral roll, which is where the 36 random individuals were chosen. The panel met on 5 different occasions across a 2 ½ month period and was responsible for evaluating city services and creating a new system that included a projected 4-year plan with a $300 million budget. In more detail, the panel reviewed the standard and level of discretionary and mandatory services, as well as funding mechanisms. As a group, the panel was successfully able to identify services that were previously overlooked by the Council, reduced a number of overused services, recognized a shortage in funding for long-term maintenance and most importantly, found some new sources of revenue. All of these results were packaged together in a 45-page summary with further evaluations of the Council’s current operations. This summary was forwarded to the City Council and mayor for further evaluation and hopefully, approval.","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...","Wed, 11/14/2012 - 09:25","Australia","No","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Córdoba. Presupuesto participativo. ","adiaz","El Ayuntamiento de Córdoba condujo uno de las primeros proyectos de presupuesto participativo en España y uno de los casos más exitosos en términos de participación y sostenimiento en el tiempo.","Problems and PurposeEl presente ejercicio tiene por objetivo reflejar la implementación del mecanismo del presupuesto participativo por el Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, en España. HistoryLos Presupuestos Participativos...","Sat, 01/14/2012 - 08:30","Spain","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Daly City Community Budget Forums","Ejmoore","","Problem and PurposeSimilar to many municipalities in California, the Bay Area community of Daly City experienced declining revenues from sales and property taxes in 2009 as a result of the national and global economic downturn, as well as state “take-...","Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:32","United States","No","Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 08:00","Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 10:00","Budgeting","City staff","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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), Community Based Organization","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Developing a Framework for a Mental Health Care Strategy for Canada","Dlplumage","","Developing a Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada was a project started by the Mental Health Commission of Canada that took place from June 2008 until September 2009. The goal of the project was to increase awareness of the issue of mental...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 04:38","Canada","No","Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 17:00","Monday, August 31, 2009 - 17:00","Health","Advisory Committee Chairmen","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance","National","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Dialogue with the City","Marissaloew","","SummaryDialogue with the City’s aim was to make Perth the “world’s most livable city by 2030.” It was a process of engaging Perth and the grater area’s citizens in developing a planning strategy for the capital of Australia’s growing city. The Government...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 03:16","Australia","No","Friday, September 12, 2003 - 17:00","Friday, September 12, 2003 - 17:00","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business, Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all, Random Selection","Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","Yes"
"Edmonton Citizen Panel 2008","Madria","","Problems and purposeThe Edmonton Citizen Panel 2008 was organized collaboratively by the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta, bringing together women and men of diverse ages, incomes, cultural backgrounds, and experience to learn about and...","Fri, 07/23/2010 - 01:56","Canada","No","Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 17:00","Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 16:00","Budgeting","professors","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizen Dialogue, Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"G1000 (Belgium)","ijm_2012","The G1000 summit is an innovative experiment in deliberative democracy attempting to deal with Belgium's recent ""democratic crisis"" by essentially  bringing residents together to  rennovate the representative democratic system orignally implemented in 1831. The summit is divided into three phases, the first of which started in July of 2011 with an estensive online survey to gather what Beligians felt were the pressing issuesfacing their democracy. It continued in with a meeting of 1,000 Belgian residents on November 11, 2011 to discuss these issues gathered from the survey. The third phase follwed up on the discussions by developing policies and solutions to the problems decided upon and is slated to endin April of 2012.
","Problems and PurposeG1000 is a project to revitalize and ""advise"" Belgium's current representative democratic system by complementing it with deliberative democracy.  It is a response to the increasing ineffectiveness of the representative democracy...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 04:05","Belgium","Yes","","","Community Development, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting, Consensus Conference","National","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"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 (Picture 1). 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.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a finalist for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Janette Hartz-Karp.Democratic governments need to increase their capacity for...","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:59","Australia","Yes","","","Community Development, Environment, 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), Academic Institution, Government-Owned Corporation","Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","Yes"
"Il Padule Che Vorremmo (Ponte Buggianese, Italy)","Jandroots","","PROBLEM AND PURPOSEIl processo partecipativo che ha preso il nome di “Il Padule che vorremmo” è stato avviato dal Comune di Ponte Buggianese con il sostegno dell'Autorità regionale della partecipazione della Regione Toscana.Il problema in questione,...","Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:04","Italy","No","Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:00","Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 16:00","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","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 Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Il Paesaggio Partecipato","Karlobergine","","Problems and PurposesThe Municipality of Scansano presents a number of economic problems: changes regarding agricultural activities and the primary sector in general, less crop diversification, negative trends in local income. This is also due to bad...","Wed, 07/13/2011 - 09:54","Italy","No","Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 17:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Environment, Identity & Diversity","Facilitator","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Legislative e-Democracia","Cristiano Ferri Faria","Legislative e-Democracia is driven by a belief that the lawmaking process can benefit from the convergence of political representation and citizen participation, in a virtuous cycle where one model strengthens the other. People in contemporary societies have very diverse interests, experiences, expertise and values. The great challenge in making social participation feasible is to find out how to take advantage of such diversity and incorporate it into the policy-making system. The engine behind e-Democracia is a ‘multiple participatory mechanism,’ a kind of electronic, permeable sponge that enables people to share their professional experience and expertise, express their personal and collective interests and values, and foster creative ideas in different forms and intensity, in all phases of the policy-making cycle. That participation may consider any contribution that citizens want to deliver, or are technically able to present. Some persons would be interested in merely discussing ideas (solutions) in public forums, whereas others can be engaged in drafting, simply uploading useful information to describe the problem or presenting arguments to support ideas. One could even help to merely rank better ideas. Besides participants, there will be many other citizens who are satisfied with simply monitoring the legislative discussion. ","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Cristiano Ferri S. Faria.Legislative e-Democracia is driven by a belief that the...","Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:10","Brazil","No","","","Identity & Diversity, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Online Consultations, e-Deliberation™, Crowdsourcing","National","National Government","","Yes"
"Listening to the City","Jtosch","","What is Listening to the City?Listening to the City was held in New York City at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th on the United States of America. The forum involved an open dialogue focused on...","Thu, 12/02/2010 - 04:15","United States","No","Friday, July 19, 2002 - 17:00","Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness","Open to all, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Maledetti Paduli: a Participatory Landscape Planning Project in Southern Italy","Manuelam","","This participatory process started in August 2003 in a small town of the Salento area, on the Eastern-most tip of Italy. The final objective of this project was to carry out an Integrated Urban Regeneration Project among neighbor towns in order to revive...","Thu, 09/15/2011 - 17:24","Italy","No","Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 17:00","Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","External consulting agency (Laboratorio Urbano Aperto)","Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Collaborative Governance, Study Circles","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Mississauga-Halton Citizens' Reference Panel Integrated Health Services Plan","MASS LBP","","In June, MASS LBP completed its largest project to date, a lengthy engagement process to help the Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) determine priorities for $1.8 billion in annual health care spending.Over three months, MASS LBP...","Fri, 04/09/2010 - 17:12","Canada","No","","","Budgeting, Health, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Civic Lottery","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Mitreden-U – Umweltdialog zur deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie...","Christina Rucker","Mitreden-U provided Germany’s citizens with the possibility to influence the update of the official German sustainability policy through an online dialogue. Citizens could present ideas and suggestions about where more efforts are needed and what the politics should focus on in the next years in the field of environmental questions. Suggestions could be commented and rated on. All input has been analyzed and will be considered for the draft of the strategy paper. In addition, issues that have been much discussed in the online dialogue have been deepened in three offline focus discussions with participants of the online dialogue. Special efforts have been made to mobilize groups that are constantly underrepresented in participation projects: youth and migrants.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Christina Rucker.Mitreden-U provided Germany’s citizens with the possibility to...","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:34","Germany","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","","National","National Government","For Profit Business","Yes"
"Mondragón Co-operative Corporation","Rinakuusipalo","","The Mondragón Co-operative Corporation (MCC) is the world’s biggest industrial worker cooperative as well as a succesful and long-withstanding multinational corporation. It is an iconic model for the global co-operative movement, and operates under the...","Fri, 03/04/2011 - 16:28","Spain","Yes","Sunday, November 11, 1956 - 16:00","","Economic Development","CEO","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","International","Other","For Profit Business, Other","Yes"
"National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures","jenny.van skiver","Public engagement was at the center of the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a pioneering effort supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and informed by the White House Open Government Initiative. The National Conversation vision was that chemicals are used and managed in ways that are safe and healthy for all people. The project’s goal was to develop collaboratively an action agenda with clear, achievable recommendations that can help government agencies and other organizations strengthen their efforts to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures. To realize this goal, CDC/ATSDR engaged thousands of people across the nation through the use of web dialogues, community conversations, work groups, and social media platforms. The National Conversation Leadership Council used the results of this public input to author the action agenda.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Jenny van Skiver.Public engagement was at the center of the National Conversation...","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 14:16","United States","No","","","Environment, Health, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Science & Technology","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment, Appointment","Stakeholder Group Process","National","National Government, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Government-Owned Corporation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation","psuq5122","This case study will focus on the issue of need for better outdoor recreation resources. Through a series of small group facilitated dialogues and listening sessions, organized and hosted by NH Listens, the state of New Hampshire's citizens were able to come together to collaborate and deliberate on what they thought were the outdoor recreation needs, challenges, and opportunities in their state and their local communities. ","Problems and PurposeThe problem is that citizens feel that there are not enough outdoor recreation resources and opportunities, more specifically for those individuals that have limited access and use of the outdoor recreation resources for reasons...","Sun, 12/09/2012 - 23:29","United States","No","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 14:30","Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 17:30","Education & Schools, Environment","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Government-Owned Corporation","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization, Individual","Yes"
"Northumberland Hills Hospital’s Collaborative Budget Strategy (Cobourg, Ontario, Canada)","richards1000","Northumberland Hills Hospital's collaborative budget strategy was a process in which a representative sample of 24 citizens -- participants in a citizens' advisory panel -- provided the hospital's board with input regarding how the hospital's services should be prioritized, for purposes of reducing the hospital's budget. In this process the hospital employed public opinion survey research and MASS LBP's Civic Lottery and Citizens' Reference Panel methods. This case is particularly notable because it is an example of both public participation in health care and participatory budgeting.","Problems and PurposeIn the late 2000s Northumberland Hills Hospital experienced repeated budget deficits. The hospital's board needed to cut the hospital's services in order to balance the budget. Ontario's Local Health System Integration Act, 2006,...","Wed, 07/18/2012 - 20:13","Canada","No","","","Budgeting, Health","","","Government-Owned Corporation, For Profit Business","","Open to all","Citizens' Reference Panel, Civic Lottery, Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Government-Owned Corporation, For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Obama's Open Government Directive","Jessolivas33","","Problems and PurposeThe Open Government Directive is an effort by the Obama Administration to create an unprecedented level of openness in government. One of President Obama’s main goals since his first day in office has been to increase transparency,...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 03:12","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Immigration, National & International Security, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","All governmental agencies","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","International","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"Open Government Directive, Obama Administration","Riley431","","Problems and purposeThe Open Government Directive is an effort by the Obama Administration to create an unprecedented level of openness in government. One of President Obama’s main goals since his first day in office has been to increase transparency,...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:31","United States","Yes","Monday, December 7, 2009 - 16:00","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","All governmental agencies","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","National","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"Openparlamento","Alina Ostling","The OpenParlamento project was created by the OpenPolis association and launched in June 2009. OpenParlamento compiles information about all the legislative acts presented in the two chambers of the Italian parliament (in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) on a daily basis. 

Its goal is to offer a user-friendly, transparent and impartial system of communication accessible to all citizens. All users can register for free and have the possibility to:

1) access information about individual MP, their activities in terms of legislative acts and parliamentary votes and statistics about MPs who are more/less present and active in the parliament, and most rebel to their party line when voting;
2) monitor the parliamentary activity, follow the activities of specific MP over time, and the processing of one or several acts in the Parliament;
3) participate with the possibility of amending, describing, commenting and voting the legislative acts directly online through a WIKI-type of software.
","Problems and PurposeThe association in charge of the Openparlamento project, OpenPolis, works with open data, carries out open source projects, and promotes open government. They aim at building autonomous political communities in which each member...","Wed, 06/05/2013 - 06:27","Italy","No","","","Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Other","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","","","National","","","Yes"
"Our Budget, Our Economy (United States)","ebm","On June 26th, 2010 AmericaSpeaks held a National Town Meeting in 58 cities around the United States called Our Budget, Our Economy, where 3,500 Americans discussed possible solutions to America’s long term fiscal challenges.  A preliminary analysis from the MacArthur Foundation said:
“This event was meant to create a distinctive opportunity for ordinary Americans – not professional economists, policy makers, or political officials – to deliberate about these momentous choices according to their own values”.

The National Town Meeting took place in 19 communities across the United States as well as 38 volunteer-organized “community conversations”.  The 19 communities had a diverse set of participants, ensured by AmericaSpeaks, where as the 38 community conversations were organized by volunteers and thus may not have had a representational set of participants.","On June 26th, 2010 AmericaSpeaks held a National Town Meeting in 58 cities around the United States called Our Budget, Our Economy, where 3,500 Americans discussed possible solutions to America’s long term fiscal challenges.A preliminary analysis from...","Mon, 01/09/2012 - 08:36","United States","No","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","Deliberation","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting (New York, New York)","Hrgilman","Participatory Budgeting in New York (PBNYC) represents the largest implementation of Participatory Budgeting in North America. Four council members in New York City signed up to use their discretionary capital funds for participatory budgeting for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.  The pilot program ran through August 2011- March 2012. The four council members who signed up to use their discretionary funds were: D8 Melissa Mark-Viverito (Manhattan/Bronx), D32 Eric Ulrich (Queens), D39 Brad Lander (Brooklyn) and D45 Jumaane Williams (Brooklyn).  The council members each pledges at least $1.4 million in discretionary capital funds that can be put toward infrastructural projects. For the second year, Fiscal Year 2013-2014, four additional council members have signed up for a total of $15 million in discretionary funds to be allocated through the PB process.","Problems and PurposeNew York City has a historically corrupt and non-transparent budgetting process.  The New York City Council is also known for its extremely non-transparent funding structure whereby the Speaker of the Majority can determine a City...","Sun, 01/08/2012 - 14:51","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Council Member's Staffers, Civil Society Organization's staffers dedicated to the project. ","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Faith-Based Organization","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 planning workshop","Tito","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features a series of participatory planning workshops in Italy to develop new ideas and proposals about public spaces and poly-...","Sun, 10/30/2011 - 20:02","Italy","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Appointment","Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Participatory urban development Berlin - Dialogue about options for the future use of the Tempelhof airport","Christina Rucker","Online participation has been used as an instrument to create ideas for the urban development of important places in Berlin since 2003. Citizens give ideas or vote on strategies of urban development projects (Public Space Alexanderplatz 2003, Masterplan Kulturforum 2004/ 2005, redesign of the Gleisdreieck park 2005/ 2006 or the Berlin Wall Memorial 2006). The latest example is the dialogue process about the future use of Tempelhof Airport. In 1994, plans to close Berlin’s Tempelhof airport were made public the first time. The decision to close the airport was ultimately reached in 2008 after a heated debate and a referendum. In the final phase, the Senate Department for Urban Development Berlin started a (online) dialogue process to discuss the options for the airport’s future use, coinciding with its official announcement of the upcoming declassification as an airport. The online-debate starts with short information about the background of planning; the first question put to citizens was ""What does Berlin need at this place?"" (8 weeks). Based on these answers a public, moderated online-discussion started (4 weeks) on how to use the Tempelhof area further on. At the end of that discussion the participants had produced several Top10-lists of possible solutions. The Top 3 ideas were awarded, and their initiators had the opportunity to present their ideas directly to the director and permanent secretary of urban development of Berlin. All results are documented on the project website. In these days the winning idea - a youth playground - became reality. In this way, all interested citizens were included in the urban development of the Tempelhof airport area. Over 36.000 people showed interest in the dialogue, 1.400 submitted ideas. 10.000 votes helped shape a ranking of best-liked suggestions. Subsequently, the Senate Department for Urban Development Berlin also launched a “Call for ideas” for only the airport building. The call aimed at national and international private individuals, institutions, civil society initiatives, and investors interested in a limited interim use of all possible kinds and/or a long-term alternative use of the airport building that has a clear ""market"" focus.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Christina Rucker.Online participation has been used as an instrument to create...","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:35","Germany","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Online Consultations","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","For Profit Business","","Yes"
"Pis - ""Programmiamo Insieme la Salute""","simurg","Pis ""Programmiamo Insieme la Salute"" is a partecipatory project realized in Grosseto area. The aim of this project is to involve citizens in the construction of Piano Integrato di Salute, the document that plans healthy and social policies for the next four years in Tuscany. ","Problems and PurposeThe ""Piano Integrato di Salute"" is the document of the Società della Salute that plans healthy and social policies. Società della Salute are public consortium between municipality and Asl (Aziende Sanitarie Locali), the organisations...","Mon, 08/13/2012 - 08:28","Italy","Yes","","","Health","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"POWER2010","Vivacions","","OverviewPOWER2010 is campaign that aims to collect the ideas and opinions of United Kingdom residents from all political persuasion in hopes of reforming democracy in the UK. The campaign was created by The Democratic Reform Company and formed...","Tue, 06/01/2010 - 04:41","United Kingdom","Yes","Friday, January 8, 2010 - 16:00","Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Organizers","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","National","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Academic Institution, Individual","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"
"South East Local Health Integration Network Clinical Services Roadmap Community Engagement Project","sfulton","As required by the government of Ontario to involve residents in the decision making process concerning their health care systems after the passing of the Local Health System Integration Act in 2006, the South East Local Health Integration Network (SE LHIN) launched the community engagement phase of their Clinical Services Roadmap project in March of 2011.  The project was initiated to gain community feedback and strengthen the health care system in South East Ontario.  Residents submitted their opinions concerning seven central focus areas of clinical services in the form on a workbook over an eight week period.  The results from the project were incorporated in to the South East LHIN decisions involving services and allocations.","BackgroundThe South East Local Health Integration Network (SE LHIN) is one of the fourteen networks established across the province of Ontario.  The networks serve to plan, manage, and fund the health care systems at their local and regional level.  The...","Sun, 12/02/2012 - 20:00","Canada","No","","","Budgeting, Health, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","No interaction among participants","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","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"
"The Wetland We Want (Ponte Buggianese, Italy)","Alli Welton","","Note: this is an English translation of the original Italian case study that was first submitted by Alessandro Masala on 06/29/2011, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/il-padule-che-vorremmo-ponte-buggianese-italy.SummaryIl Padule...","Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:37","Italy","No","","","Environment, 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, Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Unified New Orleans Plan","Afbucci","","Purpose and ProblemThe Unified New Orleans Plan (UNOP) was organized to create a comprehensive plan for the city of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The highly detailed plan addresses the specific actions necessary to facilitate the...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 20:03","United States","No","Monday, July 31, 2006 - 17:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Use of Delphi Method to Develop a Horse Control Strategy","brydon","The rural area surrounding Penticton, British Columbia, Canada is invaded each winter by herds of roaming horses.  Some of the horses belong to members of the neighboring Penticton Indian Band; however, ownership, jurisdiction, a responsibility for the problem has been disputed for decades. This report describes the use of a Delphi-based approach to engage the public in the search for a solution.  Two distinct Delphi surveys were deployed: The first was directed at eliciting fundamental objectives for the overall decision process.  It was not clear at the outset, for example, whether residents were concerned about the horses themselves or whether they would be willing to incur costs to address the problem.  The second Delphi survey was conducted to elicit possible solutions consistent with the fundamental objectives identified in the first Delphi.  Roaming horses is a novel problem with no well established government responses.  Accordingly, the second Delphi was meant to elicit creative ideas from a range of residents with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The experiment shows that (a) web-based survey techniques can be used to conduct relatively large-scale Delphi surveys and (b) some learning within the Delphi panel did occur during the multiple rounds of the survey.  This learning is evidenced by reduction in variance around means and some reduction in bi-modality.","Problems and PurposeThe purpose of this document is to summarize the results of an exercise in small-scale, intensive public consultation regarding the problem of roaming horses on the West side of Okanagan Lake above Penticton.  A Delphi approach using...","Tue, 03/12/2013 - 10:02","Canada","No","","","Other","academic researcher/politician","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Delphi Method","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Academic Institution","Yes"
"www.dresdner-debatte.de","Christina Rucker","The citizens of Dresden share a strong common tradition of engagement in urban development and public space design. Still the channels for individuals, groups and organizations to communicate their suggestions and arguments was repeatedly criticized as insufficient or outdistanced. The Dresdner Debatte (Dresden debate) was introduced as a new forum for an open public dialog between citizens, politicians and urban planners, dealing with present or controversial aspects on urban development. The Dresdner Debatte is based on two overlapping options for participation, on line dialogue via an internet platform and direct dialog in a temporary information container on the development site. In order to secure an open and independent forum, the external actor Zebralog moderates the dialog. They are also documenting and evaluating the participation process in order to extract clear conclusions, apt for implementation in future development. The first Dresdner Debatte was installed in the city center, in the area around the well-known square Neumarkt. On this site, an ongoing reconstruction of historical streets, squares and well-documented historical facades is taking place. This development is also one of the most discussed ones in Dresden, thereby closely related to issues of cultural heritage, identities and lifestyles, which explain the partly controversial background of the first Dresdner Debatte.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Christina Rucker.The citizens of Dresden share a strong common tradition of...","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:34","Germany","Yes","","","Community Development, 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), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","e-Deliberation™, Social Forum","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","For Profit Business","","Yes"
"YOUTH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN COLLE DI VAL D’ELSA","Beppe88","","As the first participatory budgeting experiment ever carried out in Colle di Val d’Elsa, this PB process began in November 2009, with the goal of directly entrusting part of the municipal budget to young residents – ranging from 16 to 25 years of age....","Wed, 07/13/2011 - 09:58","Italy","No","Sunday, November 1, 2009 - 17:00","Monday, February 1, 2010 - 16:00","Children & Youth, Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","City staff","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, Random Selection","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"
"Australiens erstes Bürgerparlament (Canberra, Australien)","r.willers","Australiens erstes Bürgerparlament (auch Australiens Bürgerparlament oder ACP genannt) ist eine groß angelegte dreitägige Deliberation, die in Canberra zwischen willkürlich ausgewählten australischen Bürgern im Februar 2009 stattfand und von der newDemocracy Foundation organisiert wurde. Die Bürger wurden gebeten, sich der Frage zu stellen, wie die australische Regierung verbessert werden könnte um den Bürgern besser dienen zu können. Ihre Ergebnisse, 13 Vorschläge, wurden dem australischen Parlament präsentiert. Die Veranstaltung wurde minutiös aufgenommen und bietet eine wichtige Quelle für zukünftige Forschung. ","Australiens erstes Bürgerparlament (Canberra, Australien)Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Vickiannelane am 17.03.2010 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://www.participedia.net/en/...","Wed, 04/03/2013 - 01:12","Vereinigte Staaten","No","Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 16:00","Sunday, February 8, 2009 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","The World Cafe","National","Academic Institution","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Yes"
"BürgerForum Europa","admin","","BürgerForum EuropaAnmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Patrizia Nanz mit Hilfe von Anna Wohlfarth am 04.11.2009 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://participedia.net/cases/b-rgerforum-...","Wed, 12/12/2012 - 15:33","Germany","No","Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 17:00","Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 17:00","International Trade & Global Economy, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","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"
"Listening to the City","danielm","Listening to the City ist der Name für ein Dialogforum für die Bürger New Yorks, in dem es darum ging, wie man die Gegend um das bei den Terrorattentaten des 11. September zerstörten World Trade Centers wiederaufbauen sollte.","Listening to the CityÜbersetzer: Daniel MarweckiAnmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von James Tosch am 12.02.2010 verfasst wurde. Was ist Listening to the City?Listening to the City ist der Name für ein...","Sat, 02/16/2013 - 05:06","United States","No","Friday, July 19, 2002 - 17:00","Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness","Open to all, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting (New York, New York) - Bürgerhaushalt New York","Merete Schultze","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Hollie Russon Gilman am 08.01.2012 verfasst wurde. ","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Hollie Russon Gilman am 08.01.2012 verfasst wurde.Zweck und ProblemstellungDie Aufstellung des Budgets von New York City ist von jeher, historisch gesehen, ein korrupter...","Sat, 01/19/2013 - 04:20","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Council Member's Staffers, Civil Society Organization's staffers dedicated to the project. ","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Faith-Based Organization","Yes"