"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Alternative Public Hearings in Andhra Pradesh (Vizag, India)","Gregorydbarrett","The construction of a coal-fired powerplant in the Vizag District of India by the National Thermal Power Corporation severely impacted the health, land, community, and livelihoods of local villagers.  The villagers had been promised compensation, new infrastructure, and jobs in return for these adverse effects of the power plant, but the infrastructure and jobs never materialised. With no legal recourse available, the villagers compiled a list of community grievances and the evidence to back them up, and then called the various powerful actors to a public hearing where they had to respond directly to the findings before more than a thousand people. ","Problems and PurposeIn 2002, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) saw the completion of the construction of the Simhadri Thermal Power Project (STPP), a coal-fired power plant, in the Vizag District of India. The construction of the STPP, while...","Wed, 01/27/2010 - 13:53","India","No","","","Economic Development, Environment, Health","","Express opinions/preferences only","Community Based Organization, Individual","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","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"
"Citizens' Manifesto for European Democracy","European Alternatives","The Citizens Manifesto is the result of three years of citizens' deliberations gathering a shared set of demands for change in EU decision-making formulated by citizens, civil society organisations and local authorities from all over Europe, on topics ranging from employment and welfare, to civil rights and economic and political reforms.","Problems and PurposeThe financial and economic crisis, of which we have heard so much discussion since 2007-8, is only one aspect of a whole series of underlying political trends which have been apparent for much longer: a crisis of (in)equality and of...","Fri, 03/15/2013 - 08:42","","Yes","","","Human Rights, Gender & Racial Equality, Identity & Diversity, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","International Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","The World Cafe","International","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","Yes"
"Community Planning Toolkit ","CommunityPlaces","Introduction of an on-line Community Planning Toolkit for the Community and Voluntary Sector www.communityplanningtoolkit.org","Problems and PurposeThe Community Planning Toolkit www.communityplanningtoolkit.org was developed by Community Places through the support of the BIG Lottery Fund to help the Community and Voluntray Sector in Northern Ireland to prepare for the planned...","Tue, 06/12/2012 - 04:14","United Kingdom","Yes","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), 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","Community-based participatory research","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","No"
"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"
"Medellín, Colombia.  Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo","ibarrios","Medellín (Colombia) es una ciudad ubicada al noroccidente de Colombia, en el centro del Valle de Aburrá, en la Cordillera Central.  También es la capital del Departamento de Antioquia.

En el plano económico es una urbe con gran dinamismo, destacada como uno de los principales centros financieros, industriales, comerciales y de servicios de Colombia, y por ser la sede de numerosas empresas nacionales e internacionales, principalmente en los sectores textil, confecciones, metalmecánico, eléctrico y electrónico, telecomunicaciones, automotriz, alimentos y salud.  Cuenta con una población de 2.300.000 habitantes (aproximadamente según proyecciones basadas en censo 2005).   Es considerada como la segunda ciudad más poblada del país.

Su distribución política – administrativa es de la siguiente manera:
-	Comunas (zona urbana): 16
-	Corregimientos en zona rural:  5
-	Barrios (urbanos oficiales):  249
-	Áreas Institucionales:  20

La Alcaldía de Medellín se comprometió con la implementación de un modelo de gestión pública orientada al fortalecimiento de una administración transparente y participativa, permitiendo que la ciudadanía sea partícipe de manera activa y co-responsable en los procesos de la planeación local y en la destinación de los recursos públicos.

Las organizaciones sociales, los líderes y lideresas, y la ciudadanía en general, han desarrollado y fortalecido mediante este programa, una nueva metodología para la participación democrática, con la construcción de escenarios deliberativos en los que es posible la formulación de diagnósticos, la priorización de las inversiones y la concertación del desarrollo local.
","Problems and PurposeLa Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo es un proceso democrático de participación ciudadana que tiene dos grandes tareas: La construcción y aplicación de los Planes de Desarrollo Local en cada comuna y corregimiento.Y la...","Mon, 01/16/2012 - 15:09","Colombia","No","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","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), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","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"
"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"
"Participatory Budgeting: Porto Alegre","Gsmith","","Participatory Budgeting (PB) was established in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1989 as a means of involving ordinary citizens in the annual municipal budget decision-making cycle. By the turn of the 21st century, some 20,000 citizens participated in popular...","Sat, 11/28/2009 - 14:03","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"The Occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery: October 15 - November 21, 2011","Jesi Carson","The development of the General Assembly of Occupy Vancouver during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery is a recent case of consensus-based decision making and implementation. ","Problems and PurposeOccupy Vancouver, during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery last fall, needed to implement a consensus-based decision making process in order for the encampment to function in a fair and inclusive manner. The General Assembly...","Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:50","Canada","No","","","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Identity & Diversity, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Story-Telling, Informal Social Activities","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Consensus, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Union","Yes"
"Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project","Brad",""," 1 Purpose and ProblemThe Warwick Junction Urban Renewal Project was organized in response to inefficient, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions that developed at a primary transport node located in the South African city of Durban. The impetus for the...","Mon, 12/13/2010 - 05:58","South Africa","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","City staff","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Partizipativer Haushalt: Porto Alegre","admin","","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Graham Smith am 28.11.2009 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter  http://participedia.net/cases/participatory-budgeting-porto-alegre. In der...","Wed, 11/28/2012 - 14:51","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Public officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"