"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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 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"