"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"A Deliberative Poll on Education Policy in Northern Ireland","nibleys","Before making the education policy adjustments which had become essential due to low pupil turnout, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland sought to pay attention to the views of the parents. The goal was to create the required new rules within an atmosphere of cooperation. To attain this cooperation, a deliberative poll was held in Omagh, Northern Ireland in January 2007. 565 randomly selected parents were polled and then invited to Omagh College for a day of deliberation. 127 participants were given briefing materials on education policy. Parents engaged in small group discussions which were controlled by moderators, while at the same time a panel of experts answered their questions.  Following the deliberative process, the parents were polled again to see how their opinions had changed.","SummaryBefore making the education policy adjustments which had become essential due to low pupil turnout, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland sought to pay attention to the views of the parents. The goal was to create the required new rules...","Sat, 12/31/2011 - 19:24","Ireland","No","","","Education & Schools, 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), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Deliberative Polling","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","For Profit Business","Yes"
"Belo Horizonte Participatory Budgeting","DJ Air Wing","Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process implemented in the 1990s where residents of certain regions can influence how their governments' annual budgets are allocated.

After the collapse of its authoritarian regime in the mid 1980s, Brazilians implemented reforms to bolster their economic and political futures through participatory methods. These new democratic practices drastically improved the lives and social infrastructure of its participants.","Summary Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a process implemented in the 1990s where residents of certain regions can influence how their governments' annual budgets are allocated. After the collapse of its authoritarian regime in the mid 1980s, Brazilians...","Sun, 12/09/2012 - 18:11","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Economic Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Bicycle Activism (Bucharest, Romania)","CatincaD","In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated since the mid 2000’s into different groups and NGO’s and developed into a new movement and a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of public participation.","In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated...","Sat, 01/28/2012 - 15:56","Romania","Yes","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Formal Testimony, Informal Social Activities, Organized Demonstrations","International Organization, National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Open to all","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","International Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Building Community: The Uniontown Story","Kmcguane","Since April 2000, Auburn University’s Economic Development Institute (EDI) has been part of a learning exchange organized by the Kettering Foundation. The research explores practical ways that strengthening the capacity of citizens to engage the concerns of their communities can be made the focus of economic development strategies. The research takes as a premise that economic vitality of a place depends on the capacity of its people to make collective choices and act in concert on shared concerns. EDI is particularly concerned with ways these insights can be used by people in places struggling with persistent poverty. In what follows EDI reports on what it has learned from its ongoing exchange with people in a small town in the economically-distressed region of west Alabama called the “Black Belt.”","Problems and PurposeUniontown, a community of about 3,000, is located in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt, named for a deposit of dark, fertile soil extending from Mississippi’s border through the heart of Alabama. This region faces declining population...","Mon, 08/22/2011 - 20:04","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"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"
"CIPAST","Paul Nollen","CIPAST, the Citizen Participation in Science and Technology Project, first convened in April 2005 with the goal of developing a common knowledge base among prominent European actors regarding the experiences and ideas relating to citizen participation and participatory procedure, specifically in terms of scientific and technological developments, intending to foster a culture of civic involvement and engagement.","  Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features the Citizen Participation in Science and Technology (CIPAST) project, which aimed to bring together experience actors...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 05:56","France","No","","","Science & Technology","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Story-Telling","International Organization","Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Appointment","Study Circles","International","Other","International Organization, National Government, Academic Institution, For Profit Business, Other","No"
"Community Policing in Chicago","Vbaj86","The Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) was launched in the beginning of April 1993 and was tested in five Chicago neighborhoods, after a brief developmental period. By May 1995 it had expanded to involve the entire Chicago Police's Patrol Division. This in turn led to the setup of beat meetings, which provide opportunities for residents and police who work for/live in these high-crime neighborhoods. These beat meetings have grown into major community meetings that help police identify and solve problems. Over time, crime rates in Chicago neighborhoods decreased."," Problems and PurposeThe Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) main goal was to open a two way channel of communication between the local public and the police department in order for them to work together to combat concerns and issues that each...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 08:19","United States","Yes","Wednesday, March 31, 1993 - 16:00","","Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, & Corrections","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Elizabeth Kautz, Burnsville mayor, President US Conference of Mayors, and her civic initiatives","KevinJFUm","From her earliest mayor's race, Elizabeth Kautz has run on the platform that I can't solve the public problems of Burnsville, but we have many problems, and the mayor can convene, catalyze, and otherwise encourage citizen participation. She has been the most creative public official in the US in public service redesign to encourage and to facilitate citizen participation.","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 Harry Boyte.From her earliest mayor's race, Elizabeth Kautz has run on the...","Tue, 06/18/2013 - 08:59","United States","No","","","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), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","Yes"
"Five-year Plan to Increase Community Involvement in Portland, Oregon","Paul Leistner","In 2005, the City of Portland engaged community members in a comprehensive review and assessment of Portland’s 35-year-old neighborhood and community involvement system. The result was a unique, comprehensive and strategic “Five-year Plan to Increase Community Involvement in Portland.” The ongoing implementation of this plan by the City of Portland and its community partners is dramatically increasing the scope and quality of public involvement and participatory democracy in Portland. The review—known as Community Connect—assessed the system’s strengths and weaknesses and sought ways to “strengthen involvement in Portland’s communities, create a welcoming environment for public participation, and reinvigorate the partnership between community and government.” This effort focused especially on how to involve groups in the community that traditionally had not been involved, particularly people of color and members of Portland’s growing immigrant and refugee community. Implementation of the Five-Year Plan, by the City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement, in partnership with neighborhood associations, other new community-based organization partners, and city leaders and agencies has begun to dramatically improve public involvement and participatory democracy in Portland.","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 Paul Leistner.In 2005, the City of Portland engaged community members in a...","Tue, 06/18/2013 - 09:40","United States","Yes","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance, Community-based participatory research","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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"
"Hampton, VA deliberative governance","Peter Levine","The problem included downward trends in many social indicators, especially for youth. The solution has been to maximize citizens' involvement in several government functions, from policing to schooling to the rewriting of the city charter. Citizens' skills are deliberately built. E.g., Hampton has a whole system for educating youth for civic work, which includes community service projects, advisory councils in each school, advisory panels for the mayor and police chief, a budget for grants allocated by youth, and paid positions for urban planners who are teenagers. To assist adult citizens in working across lines of race, the city has a series of courses called ""Diversity College.""","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 Peter Levine.The problem included downward trends in many social indicators,...","Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:34","United States","Yes","","","Children & Youth, Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Insieme sulla Buona Strada (Forte dei Marmi, Italy)","Luca.stigliani","","Abstract""Insieme sulla Buona Strada"" è un progetto partecipativo realizzato dal Comune di Forte dei Marmi in collaborazione con l'associazione ""Amici della Terra, club Versilia"". Scopo del progetto è di coinvolgere i cittadini riguardo alle tematiche...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 13:37","Italy","No","","","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), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","The World Cafe, European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)","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"
"Leefbaarheidsbudget Participatory Budgeting (Utrecht, Netherlands)","HABORN","","Problems and Purpose ‘Leefbaarheidsbudget’ is the name of a participatory process, launched by the municipality of Utrecht in 1987. Literally translated, it would mean ‘budget of livability’, being ‘livability’ defined by the municipality of Utrecht, as...","Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:13","Netherlands","Yes","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"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 (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 with SMS (Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic) ","Hrgilman","January 13th - 20th 2011, a pilot program using Short Message Service
(SMS) for communication and participation with Participatory Budgeting (PB) took 
place in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic administered by the World Bank Institute ICT4Gov division.  SMS, approved by the Jarabacoa Municipal 
Council, conveyed information regarding dates, times, and locations for meetings as 
well as a platform for citizens to vote directly for projects via SMS. A total of 4,223 
SMS were sent to 726 unique contacts.  World Bank Institute survey results show that SMS is a 
uniquely effective two-way communication and participation tool for enhancing PB. 
","Problems, Purpose, History Originating in Puerto Alegre in 1989, Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been implemented throughout the world.  Jarabacoa is not a place known for its strength of civil society or citizen engagement.  This pilot program of PB...","Wed, 10/03/2012 - 13:25","Dominican Republic","No","","","Budgeting","","Express opinions/preferences only","International Organization","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)","","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Portsmouth Listens (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)","Plscully","","As of 2010, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (population 20,000) has sustained the practice of organized, public dialogue and deliberation for over ten years. Since 1999, diverse community groups in Portsmouth have organized at least six rounds of large-scale...","Mon, 01/18/2010 - 17:11","United States","Yes","Thursday, December 31, 1998 - 16:00","Friday, December 30, 2005 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Yes"
"Progetto ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo (Bologna, Italy)","mjmartinezd","Il Processo partecipativo dell’ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo si è sviluppato a Bologna, Italia. Il progetto urbanistico è iniziato nel 2005 ed è ancora in corso. La progettazione dell’insediamento è stata verificata e affinata nell’ambito di un laboratorio di progettazione partecipativa con associazioni cittadine e cittadini del quartiere.
","Problems and PurposeL’area dell’ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo si estende per oltre 30 ettari a nord della città storica di Bologna ed è stata abbandonata dopo allo spostamento della sua attività al Centro Agroalimentare.Il progetto ha avuto come primo...","Thu, 01/19/2012 - 14:41","Italy","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance, Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","No"
"Project ex-Farmer's Market (Bologna, Italy)","Alli Welton","","Note: this is an English translation of the original Italian case study that was first submitted by Maria Martinez on 01/19/2012, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/progetto-ex-mercato-ortofrutticolo-bologna-italyProblems and...","Thu, 05/10/2012 - 08:27","Italy","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","No"
"RAFAELA AGENDA ESTRATEGICA","lbrizio","La Agenda Estratégica Rafaela 2010 - 2016, es un proceso participativo para construir una visión compartida a largo plazo para la ciudad de Rafaela y una serie de recomendaciones para su desarrollo, teniendo como horizonte dos hechos emblemáticos en la historia de la Patria (Argentina), como el bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo (1810), y la declaración de la independencia nacional (1816). Es un proceso que nace en el año 2008, del seno de la Municipalidad de Rafaela, a través de la Secretaría de Gestión y Participación como órgano técnico, y tiene como órgano ejecutor al Consejo Consultivo Social, que es un órgano integrado por las distintas instituciones de la ciudad. La primera etapa fue la de recolección de información y diagnóstico de las problemáticas presentes y futuras. Con aquella documentación se establecieron 5 ejes de acción, desde los cuales se realizaron diversos talleres ciudadanos, conferencias, mesas de trabajo, entre otras actividades, junto a instituciones de la sociedad civil, funcionarios, facilitadores y ciudadanía en general. Luego de las actividades se realizaron conclusiones que se registran en informes. En cada eje de acción se realizó un informe que permite observar cuáles son las problemáticas presentes a trabajar, los lineamientos a futuro, y una serie de recomendaciones. 
Desde el año 2010 la Agenda comienza a funcionar y crear outputs a través de diversas actividades, obras y proyectos correspondientes a los ejes y lineamientos trazados durante la etapa de elaboración. 
"," 1).- OBJETO Y PROBLEMALa Agenda Estratégica Rafaela 2010 - 2016, es un proceso participativo para construir una visión compartida a largo plazo para la ciudad y una serie de recomendaciones para su desarrollo.Es un proceso participativo que pretende...","Tue, 01/03/2012 - 15:37","Argentina","Yes","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","International Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community building (e.g. social capital), Other","","Consensus, Deliberation, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","International Organization, Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Other","Yes"
"Raymond, New Hampshire's Community Conversation: A Collaboration of Positive Raymond and New Hampshire Listens","mehs","The group Positive Raymond approached the University of New Hampshire's New Hampshire Listens program with a desire to host a constructive conversation about improving the town of Raymond. Positive Raymond is a community group composed of citizens and local business owners whose aim is to make Raymond a better place to live, work, and learn. New Hampshire Listens is a program run by the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute that works at the local and state level to facilitate and support public deliberation of complex, polarizing issues. Positive Raymond and NH Listens hosted a one day event where over 60 Raymond residents met to share their concerns and ideas for improving Raymond. As a result of these deliberations, four core recommendations were made including: a need for improved communication and civil discourse, a balanced approach to economic development and conservation, initiatives for positive media coverage and public relations related to the Raymond community, and the need for training local leaders to collaborate and communicate more effectively with the community. 


","Problems and PurposeRaymond, New Hampshire is a town seeking change. A community group called Positive Raymond collaborated with the University of New Hampshire's New Hampshire Listens Program to host a one day forum in which community members could come...","Fri, 09/07/2012 - 06:42","United States","No","Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 05:30","Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 09:00","Economic Development, Community Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator, Informal Social Activities","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Academic Institution","Yes"
"Representative Town Meeting (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)","Townsend","Town meeting as a form of local legislature can take several forms.  The ""representative"" form is described in this entry.  It remains similar to the ""open"" form.  Both forms of town meeting are extremely powerful, with citizens retaining local control (within state guidelines) over the fate of their tax dollars, zoning regulations, and laws."," Problems and PurposeA representative town meeting is a local elected legislature that meets regularly to make public governance decisions, including money appropriation, law creation, and land use zoning. Such meetings are widespread across New England...","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 17:08","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Representative Town Meeting","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"
"The Alta Valle del Solano Community Map","Grengoire","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features a participatory process to create a ""community map"" of a small Italian municipality. This project involved meetings of...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 19:49","Italy","No","Friday, October 31, 2008 - 17:00","Monday, August 31, 2009 - 17:00","Arts & Culture, Community Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Together Down the Good Road (Forte dei Marmi, Italy)","Alli Welton","","AbstractNote: this is an English translation of the original Italian case study that was first submitted by Luca Stigliani on 06/21/2011, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/insieme-sulla-buona-strada-forte-dei-marmi-italy.“Together...","Fri, 04/06/2012 - 06:18","Italy","No","","","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), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","The World Cafe, European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)","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"
"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"
"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"