"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"1st Inuit Youth Symposium on the Inuit Language","Gbadger","","The 1st Inuit Circumpolar Youth Symposium on the Inuit Language was a four-day conference during which twenty Inuit youths representing four territories (Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Russia) arrived in Iqaluit, Nunavut to deliberate on issues...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 11:53","Canada","Yes","Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 17:00","Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 17:00","Children & Youth, Arts & Culture, Education & Schools, Identity & Diversity","Inuit elders","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Conferences","International","Community Based Organization, Other","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Aboriginal Participation in National Health Consultations (Canada)","Gregorydbarrett","","Problems and PurposeIn April 2001, the Canadian government established the Romanow Commission to deliberate with citizens on the future of healthcare in Canada. However, the commission overlooked the serious issue of engaging marginalised groups such as...","Wed, 01/27/2010 - 15:35","Canada","No","","","Health, Identity & Diversity","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","National","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"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"
"Artworks Creative Communities' 'Get Your Pen Out' Homelessness Project","ArtworksCreativeCommunities","","Project NameGet Your Pen OutIssueHomelessnessFunderBradford and Airedale NHS and West Yorkshire Learning ConsortiumOrganisational AimOne of Artworks' aims is to support hard to reach communities through the delivery of creative projects.Project AimsThe...","Tue, 02/22/2011 - 15:56","United Kingdom","Yes","Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:00","Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 16:00","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Human Rights, Identity & Diversity, Other","Paid Staff","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Community Organizing","","Community Based Organization","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","Yes"
"Board of Technology (Denmark)","SandyHeierbacher","","This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a consultancy with the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program.Problems and PurposeLike all...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:10","Denmark","Yes","","","Science & Technology, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Consensus Conference","National","National Government","National Government","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"
"Chicago Participatory Budgeting Project","Jacqui.mount","","As the first ward-based participatory budgeting experiment in the United States, the Participatory Budgeting Initiative in Chicago's 49th Ward began in November of 2009 with the goal of directly allocating a portion of the Alderman’s capital budget for...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 05:34","United States","Yes","Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 17:00","Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 16:00","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Community leaders and representatives","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Citizen Participation Plan for Pittsburgh 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan ","VOLCHKOA","This case study focuses mainly on the Citizen Participation Plan used for the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan for the City of Pittsburgh. The Consolidated Plan is to implement Federal programs for housing, and community and economic development activities within the City of Pittsburgh. This plan covers the specific period of April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2014. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on February 15, 2010. It involves citizens in important decisions that will affect the city, and it shows how citizen views are used in order to form the Consolidated Plan. ","Purpose and HistoryPittsburgh’s Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) for the 2010-2014 Five Year Consolidated Plan used a combination of civic and community engagement methods to include citizens and civic society in the planning process.  The overall goal...","Sun, 01/01/2012 - 20:34","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Citizens At Work: Engaging for Prosperous Communities","Kmcguane","","BackgroundThe Citizens at Work Project: A Diagnostic Approach to Learning‐Based ChangeRandall Nielsen, Kettering FoundationThe Kettering Foundation studies the things people need to do as citizens in democratic governance. These responsibilities can be...","Tue, 08/16/2011 - 15:24","United States","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Economic Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberative Democracy","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","International Organization, Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Citizens' Dialogue on Sharing Funds for a Better Canada","barrister2bgw","Citizens' Dialogue on Sharing Funds for a Better Canada was an initiative of Advisory Panel on fiscal imbalance established by the Council of the Federation led by Canada's Primers to get Canadian citizens involved in the sharing of funds for Canada.  ","Problems and PurposeThe Citizen’s dialogue on sharing public funds for a better Canada occurred in December 2005 to January 2006. ""It was an initiative of the advisory panel on fiscal imbalance established by the council of the federation led by Canada’s...","Sat, 12/08/2012 - 11:57","Canada","No","","","Budgeting, Economic Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizen Dialogue","National","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Citizens' Dialogue on the Future of Health Care in Canada","richards1000","The Citizens' Dialogue on the Future of Health Care in Canada was a series of 12 citizens' deliberations -- involving 489 Canadian citizens and held from January-March 2002 -- about Canadian public health care policy. The deliberations were organized by the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, the Canadian Policy Research Networks, and Viewpoint Learning. The deliberations employed Viewpoint Learning's Choicework Dialogue method. In June 2002 the Commission published a report describing the results of the deliberations. The report was one of several reports that contributed to the Canadian national health care policy debate. Canadian governments responded to that debate with the 2003 First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal.","Problems and PurposeIn the late 1990s several policy issues concerning the Canadian public health care system became the subject of public debate in Canada. These included the rising costs of the system, including cost per capita; which level of...","Sun, 06/24/2012 - 23:14","Canada","No","","","Health","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Choicework Dialogue","National","National Government","National Government, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"Citizens' Hall Mongolia","Andy h","","SummaryIn December 2009 the President of Mongolia, Elbegdorj Tsakhia formally opened the Citizens’ Hall (Office of the President of Mongolia, 2010a). This public hearing forum is located in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and is designed to encourage civil...","Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:08","Mongolia","Yes","Monday, November 30, 2009 - 16:00","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Legislators and drafters","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","National Government","National Government","No"
"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"
"Community Conservation Agreement","wenger1989","","Problems and Purpose HistoryTop-down policies to conserve these have failed due to the lack of appropriate monitoring and enforcement capacities and because considerations of social fairness prevent government authorities from effectively implementing a...","Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:39","Indonesia","No","","","Environment","","","National Government","","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"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"
"Community-Managed Clinics and Health Watch Committees (Bangladesh)","Gregorydbarrett","In 1998, the Bangladeshi government established two programs to strengthen democratic involvement in the public health system.  One program created ten thousand community-managed health clinics, but all of these clinics failed due to non-transparent processes and biases towards elite membership in the councils which governed each clinic. The other program involved NGOs in the creation and direction of participatory Health Watch Committees, which used a more inclusive and transparent governing process-- although most committees closed to budget cuts in 2004, some still survive today.  The lack of legal accountability and authority hindered the effectiveness of both programs, but the Health Watch Committees have improved community health service awareness and advocated for better service provision.","SummaryIn 1998, the Bangladeshi government established two programs to strengthen democratic involvement in the public health system.  One program created ten thousand community-managed health clinics, but all of these clinics failed due to non-...","Wed, 01/27/2010 - 15:12","Bangladesh","No","","","Health","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Appointment","Deliberation","National","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","No"
"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"
"Deliberative Poll on Energy and Environmental Policy Options","Sadie Buckallew","In the summer of 2012, Japan's central government conducted a national deliberative poll in order to gauge public opinion about using nuclear energy as a source of the country's power. The results of the poll - 46.7% support for the zero-nuclear option - influenced the government to pledge zero nuclear dependency after 2030.","Problems and PurposeIn light of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Japanese government looked to a representative sample - a ""scientific microcosm"" of citizens - in order to better understand and reflect public opinion in its nuclear power...","Sat, 12/01/2012 - 18:41","Japan","No","","","Environment, Other","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Other","Other","Deliberative Polling","National","National Government","National Government, Academic Institution","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"
"ECOCITY (Trinitat Nova, Barcelona, Spain)","shafferh","Renewal of social housing on the outskirts of Barcelona while maintaining a strong ecological component.","Problems and PurposeThe ECOCITY project is a group of ten projects that are funded by the European Commission. This particular case study looks at the process behind the renewal of social housing on the northeastern outskirts of Barcelona. The objective...","Fri, 12/30/2011 - 19:10","Spain","No","","","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","International Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Electronic Town Meeting Turin- Florence 2009","Schirone","","HistoryIn 2009 the city of Turin with the association Italia 150 promoted the Biennale della democrazia. Inside this cultural event, that lasts almost a week, there are open lessons, seminaires, theatricals performances, music, etc. In this context, a...","Thu, 05/26/2011 - 13:18","Italy","No","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","social","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Electronic Direct Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Community Based Organization, Other","Yes"
"Esta es una plaza","Josecotro","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.Este articulo necesita ayuda en su edicion y su contenido. Necesita ademas asistencia en la traducción al Inglés. Por favor, nos ayuden a completarlo...","Sun, 09/18/2011 - 18:23","Spain","Yes","Monday, November 30, 2009 - 16:00","","Economic Development, Environment","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization","","Open to all","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Far North Queensland Citizen's Jury","Frederickdanderson","","1. Problems and Purpose The opportunity to deliberate gives citizens information necessary to understand difficult issues. The Far North Queensland’s Citizen Jury (FNQCJ) provided an opportunity for Australian citizens to deliberate on environmental...","Tue, 06/01/2010 - 18:28","Australia","No","Monday, January 17, 2000 - 16:00","Friday, January 21, 2000 - 16:00","Economic Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Citizens' Jury","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Fernald Citizens Advisory Board (Fernald, Ohio, USA)","SandyHeierbacher",""," Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it. This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 14:30","United States","No","","","Environment","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"Gacaca courts","Rinakuusipalo","","Gacaca courts are community trials, which try the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. They are a unique and large-scale national experiment in collaborative justice systems, and pose an important precedent for participatory community justice...","Mon, 04/25/2011 - 14:57","Rwanda","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","National & International Security","Judges; participant witnesses","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Election","Public Hearing","National","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","National Government","Yes"
"Hard Times, Hard Choices: Michigan Citizens Deliberate","Arjona","This case study features a case organized by By the People in collaboration with the Center for Deliberative Democracy, allowing 317 Michigan citizens to participate in a deliberative poll in November 2009. The three day event eventually was turned into a NewsHour program broadcasted by PBS throughout Michigan in January 2010."," SummaryThis case was put on by By the People in conjunction with The Center for Deliberative Democracy, where 317 citizens from Michigan state participated in a deliberative poll in November 2009. The three day event was made into a NewsHour program and...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 04:14","United States","No","Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 16:00","Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Economic Development, Immigration, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Story-Telling","Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Community Based Organization","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Icelandic Constitutional Council 2011","AlexEIPP","","The Constitutional Council was a body of 25 appointed Icelandic citizens, which was charged with creating a constitutional draft between 6 April and 29 July 2011. Initially the constitution was meant to be revised by a nationally elected assembly, but...","Wed, 08/31/2011 - 15:20","Iceland","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.)","members of the public","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Election","Crowdsourcing","National","National Government, Other","National Government","No"
"Icelandic National Forum 2010","AlexEIPP","","The National Forum 2010 (also known as the National Gathering on the Constitution) was a deliberative and participatory one-day forum of 950 Icelandic citizens, held on 6 November 2010. The Icelandic parliament (Althingi) called for its creation in...","Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:17","Island","No","Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 16:00","Friday, November 6, 2009 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Community Based Organization","National Government","Yes"
"IntegrAzione","Schirone","","Problems and PurposeIntegrAzione was established to provide citizens with information concerning developments in a Roma settlement in Italy, especially in the district of Florence. Additionally, current legislation and policies influencing the situation...","Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:52","Italy","No","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Community Development, Identity & Diversity","social","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Ireland Constitutional Convention (2012)","pablojhr","The Convention on the Constitutional is a forum to recommend amendments to the Irish Constitution and is comprised of 100 citizens, of which 66 are representative of Irish society, 33 are parliamentarians from the island of Ireland, and one is an independent chairman.","Problems and PurposeThe Irish Constitutional Convention of 2013 is “a new venture in participative democracy in Ireland tasked with considering certain aspects of the Constitution to ensure that it is fully equipped for the 21st Century”. HistoryThe...","Wed, 04/10/2013 - 12:59","Ireland","No","","","Human Rights, Gender & Racial Equality, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Random Selection, Appointment","","National","National Government","National Government, Academic Institution","Yes"
"Japanese consensus conference","rosekwame","","Problems and Purpose HistoryThe consensus conference was held in 2000 and was the first time in the history of Japan that the government has sponsored a deliberative conference. The Japanese government convened the consensus conference. The conference...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 21:49","Japan","No","","","Science & Technology, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","National Government","","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Consensus Conference","National","National Government","National Government","No"
"Law-making 2.0 by Wikivote (Russia)","yarmakhov","In April 2010 Wikivote was approached by the Russian Ministry of Education with a request to develop a crowdsourcing platform for evaluating and editing the draft for the new Law on Education. This task was fulfilled according to the approach discussed above. For testing the model we used the chapter ""General education"". Our goal was to invite Russian experts, teachers and parents to an in-depth analysis of the Law, evaluating and discussing its overall concept and items, soliciting ideas for improving statements of the law and making new suggestions.

The Law on Education is a major discussion  issue in the Russian political life. The quality of education in Russia is one of the major concerns as the vast majority of Russian families have K-12 students. Most discussed issues, such as mandatory graduation testing, religious education and deteriorating quality of public school education are highly debated. We assumed that the community for discussing the subject is very broad and set no limitations on age, affiliation or status of participants. Our approach to lawmaking is quite different from the existing practice, in which access to creating and making amendments to laws is granted only to a very limited group of ""experts"", whose expertise is mainly based only to their proximity to the governing bodies. This corresponds with previous research which showed that maximum results are received in crowdsourcing campaigns where certain level of the participants' knowledge of the field is combined with their diversity.

The text of the draft Law was decomposed into 11 articles and 71 items. Each item became a subject to discussion and improvement.  Each item of the Law was posted on the site as a separate page. Upon registration users could make a vote in favor or against the draft, comment on it or suggest their own versions, which was done as a result of saving a previously edited version of an item under the user's name. User created item versions were also commented and evaluated.

Then, potential participants were invited, for which purpose we used expert mailing lists and social networks. We did not try to solicit a vast number of potential contributors; a right balance between the number, expertise and diversity of the ""crowd"" was essential. During the testing period in May - August 2010 512 users joined the community and participated in discussing and evaluating the Law. This number proved to be quite adequate for the targeted goals, as larger number of participants could negatively affect the service performance.","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.Summary In 2010, the Russian Ministry of Education asked Wikivote to develop a crowdsource platform for evaluating and editing the draft of the new Law on...","Mon, 12/26/2011 - 16:26","Russia","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Wikivote ","National","National Government","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Annayork",""," The Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) was established jointly by the Minnesota state legislature and the Minneapolis city council in 1990 to revitalize inner city neighborhoods. The NRP represented a procedural innovation, with a...","Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:02","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"National Assembly (Iceland, 2009)","Lsaylor","","Þjóðfundur - National Assembly (Iceland, 2009) History, Build-up to the assemblyDefinition, assembly creation and historyOriginating Entities and FundingParticipant SelectionDeliberation, Decisions, and Public InteractionInfluence, Outcomes, and...","Tue, 11/30/2010 - 21:59","Iceland","No","Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 08:00","Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 20:00","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Economic Development, Environment, Health, National & International Security, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Trained Moderators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Raise public awareness","Random Selection, Appointment","Consensus Conference","National","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (United States)","SandyHeierbacher","","This case study was written by Sandy Heierbacher, Director of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), in 2001 as part of a consultancy with the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program. Problems and PurposeThe U.S...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:27","United States","Yes","Wednesday, September 29, 1993 - 17:00","","Environment","","Express opinions/preferences only","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Public Hearing, Collaborative Governance, Deliberation","National","National Government","National Government","No"
"National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Citizens Council","Arfung","","The Citizen's Council of the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence was established in 2002 as the United Kingdoms' first advisory board comprised entirely of members of the public. This advisory board is responsible for deliberating on key...","Mon, 08/09/2010 - 00:44","United Kingdom","Yes","Monday, December 31, 2001 - 16:00","","Health","Professional","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Election","Citizen Advisory Board","National","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"National Public Policy Conferences (Brazil)","Thamypog",""," PurposeThe national public policy conferences (conferências nacionais de políticas públicas), are arguably the largest and most innovative participatory experience currently being held in Brazil. The national conferences consist of spheres of...","Wed, 09/29/2010 - 15:35","Brazil","Yes","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","","National","National Government","National Government","No"
"No to the Costanera Norte Coalition","christophersmith","The construction of the East West System (Costanera Norte), the first urban highway in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, was a complicated and time consuming process. This transpired during the implementation of environmental institutionalism which coincided additionally with the introduction private actors in the construction of public infrastructure through a concessions scheme. This conflict concerns citizen opposition against this project set under the banner of the coalition “No a la Costanera Norte” or “No to the Costanera Norte”.  This organization was put together by a group of affected citizen organizations.  After their initial immersion, there were accordingly modifications implemented to the project which partially favored the interests of the citizens organized in the coalition.  By the time the conflict was solved and the concession works were materialized, the coalition channeled its social capital and interests toward a sustainable city in through non-governmental organization City Lives (Organización No Gubernamental Ciudad Viva), which was able to establish itself as a respectable and visible citizen group recognized by political authorities, academics, and citizens up until today. This goes to show that through conflicts between citizens and state, legacy is ultimately a lesson for all actors involved, including those who are submitted to new ways of projecting and understanding the city and a state agency which should become responsible for more complicated scenarios concerning both the environment and a new conception of an active and demanding citizenry. ","HistoryThe conflict began in 1996 when neighbors in Bellavista began to find out through a series of rumors that a highway project would cross through their neighborhood. This boiled down to an urban megaproject at a distance of more than 33km. This...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:22","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","No"
"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"
"Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review (Oregon CIR)","Vicnin","The Oregon Citizen Initiative Review (Oregon CIR) is a Citizens' Initiative Review designed to allow citizens of the U.S. state of Oregon to evaluate statewide ballot initiatives. A Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that deliberates about a ballot initiative. The Oregon CIR is intended to give voters clear, useful, and trustworthy evaluations of initiatives on the ballot. During election time, voters receive an abundance of information through the media, but most of it is meant to influence, not inform. Campaigns to pass initiatives are filled with ""spin"" and ""political noise."" Healthy Democracy Oregon (HDO), a non-profit organization, was designed to help create and promote the Oregon CIR. The purpose of the Oregon CIR is to allow a random sample of Oregon citizens to learn important facts about an initiative, hear the pros and cons of each initiative, deliberate on the initiative, and then relay that information to the voters of Oregon via a one-page Citizens' Statement summarizing their findings and positions. This Citizens' Statement, which is added to the voter’s pamphlet -- a booklet, published by the government, that gives citizens information about candidates and ballot measures to be voted on in an election -- is designed to give voters facts and perspectives that they may not have gotten on their own.","PurposeThe Oregon Citizen Initiative Review (Oregon CIR) is a Citizens' Initiative Review designed to allow citizens of the U.S. state of Oregon to evaluate statewide ballot initiatives. A Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:04","United States","Yes","Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 17:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","administrators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization, Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizens' Initiative Review","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","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 (Villa El Salvador, Peru)","LGS23",""," Problems and PurposeVilla El Salvador is a district within the city of Lima, Peru. In 1999 it began using participatory budgeting (PB) as a means to create an urban development plan, with the first PB talks commencing in 2000.Three years later, the...","Mon, 01/09/2012 - 23:31","Peru","Yes","","","Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Participatory Decentralization in Montevideo","wenger1989","Participatory decentralization is the process of handing out legitimate political authority to the citizens. It contributes to democratization by bringing the government ‘closer to the people’, imparting the citizens with political knowledge through their participation in local management, and making the government more accountable. [1] 

Frente Amplio-Encuentro Progresista (FA-EP), the ruling political party in Montevideo, Uruguay, implemented this program in 1990 after winning the 1989 election. The program entails the transference and distribution of social, political and economic power, allowing citizens to make decisions on matters of interest to the community. The idea is to “transform the state-society relationship, creating a new public space where issues crucial to the quality of the lives of the great majorities, are discussed”. [4] Participatory decentralization remains a key element of Montevideo’s political system today.
","OverviewParticipatory decentralization is the process of handing out legitimate political authority to the citizens. It contributes to democratization by bringing the government ‘closer to the people’, imparting the citizens with political knowledge...","Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:44","Uruguay","No","","","Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government","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","Open to all, Election","Deliberative Democracy, Representative Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Community Based Organization","No"
"Planning our square together!","Grengoire","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features a citizens' deliberation on the renovation of a public square in Italy. Many meetings and workshops were organized to take...","Thu, 06/23/2011 - 18:02","United States","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","Open to all","Citizens' Jury","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"
"Presupuesto Participativo: Rosario","Albertoford","Proyecto de presupuesto participativo en la ciudad de Rosario, en Santa Fe, Argentina, elaborado a partir del 2002.","OrígenesEn Rosario, en medio de una de las más grandes crisis argentinas, en mayo de 2002, el poder ejecutivo municipal tomó la decisión de convocar por primera vez al Prespuesto Participativo (PP) , en un contexto normativo no del todo favorable porque...","Fri, 03/05/2010 - 19:45","Argentina","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), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Programa Quiero Mi Barrio: Población Santa Adriana","Ktartakowsky","","PROGRAMA DE RECUPERACIÓN DE BARRIOS “QUIERO MI BARRIO”Definición y objetivosEl Programa de Recuperación de Barrios “Quiero Mi Barrio” (PQMB) surge en el marco de la gestión presidencial de Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010). El objetivo principal del Programa...","Fri, 06/17/2011 - 04:51","Chile","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Environment, National & International Security, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Consejo Vecinal de Desarrollo (CVD)","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Election","Deliberative Polling","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","National Government","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"
"Saione: a Neighborhood Where People Meet","Manuelam","","This participatory process took place in Italy between January and October 2009 in the Saione neighborhood of the City of Arezzo, Tuscany. The purpose of this project was to address citizens’ complaints and concerns by carrying out an integrated urban...","Thu, 09/15/2011 - 16:43","Italy","No","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Local Government representatives","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","Collaborative Governance, Deliberation, Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"San Francisco Online Voter Guide","Cbabcock",""," Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it. As one of the projects of The Pew Center for Civic Journalism, the San Francisco Online Voter Guide was designed to assist San Francisco residents to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 03:23","United States","Yes","Monday, October 9, 1995 - 17:00","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Appointment","Online Consultations","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"San Francisco Urban-Rural Roundtable","Cshann","","The San Francisco Urban-Rural Roundtable was a deliberative event conducted by Roots of Change in San Francisco, California. In September of 2008, Mayor Gavin Newsom of the City of San Francisco invited fifty people from both urban and rural communities...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 07:48","United States","No","Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 17:00","Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Coordinating Team","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance, Q&A with experts, Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Seattle Neighborhood City Council","Msifuen","","The Seattle City Neighborhood Council (CNC) was created in October of 1987 to oversee the successful synchronization of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, Neighborhood Budget Prioritization, and Neighborhood Planning programs. The CNC is composed of...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 10:02","United States","Yes","Wednesday, October 14, 1987 - 17:00","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","citizens","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Election","Deliberation, Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"The ""Lange Wapper"" Project in Antwerp, Belgium","Paul Nollen","","AbstractThis case study features a referendum on a controversial viaduct in Antwerp, Belgium. The construction of this viaduct was highly troubled and costly from the beginning, attracting heavy criticism from multiple groups. A referendum ultimately...","Mon, 09/19/2011 - 06:07","Belgium","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","No interaction among participants","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Direct Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"The 2010 UK Youth Parliament at the House of Commons","Mkmunn","","Problems and PurposeThe UK Youth Parliament met in the House of Commons in London for the second time on October 29, 2010 to address five of the country’s highest concerns. Participants started to arrive at 9:15am and were officially welcomed to the...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 05:07","United Kingdom","No","Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 17:00","Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 17:00","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Youth Workers to the MYPS","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Other","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Election","Parliamentary Procedure, Citizen Conferences","National","National Government","National Government","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"
"The Inner Belt Crisis: “Unpaving the Way” with Diversity and Professional Expertise (Boston, Massachusetts)","epan","The Inner Belt was an eight-lane section of the Interstate Highway 695 first proposed in 1948 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works (DPW) that was to encircle the city of Boston, at the expense of intersecting fourteen adjacent communities, most notably Cambridge. The highway raised concerns among residents over its potential effects on housing, businesses, and open space, leading to a two-decade long protest movement that was ultimately successful, under the leadership of strategists, lawyers, and academics uniting polarized groups of agitators.","Problems and PurposeContrary to popular perception, the Inner Belt opposition movement was far from unified. While opponents to the highway were united in their objectives, their motivations and strategies were as varied as the group itself. Even...","Thu, 07/05/2012 - 07:11","United States","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Informal Social Activities, Organized Demonstrations","Not Applicable","","","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Individual","Yes"
"The Use of Machizukuri After the 1995 Earthquake (Kobe, Japan)","JoyousTerra","In January of 1995, greater Kobe, Japan experienced a high intensity earthquake called the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.  In March of 1995, the City of Kobe local government issued plans for “Designation of Land Readjustment and Redevelopment Areas.”  These plans created controversy between the residents and the local government because the government made their decisions for rehabilitation without negotiating or consulting with the residents that the plans would impact.  Machizukuri citizen groups were used as part of the Kobe rehabilitation process, such as in Rokko, Japan in the North District.  Machizukuri has existed in Japan since the 1960s and was used to engage residents in bettering their own communities, and to engage in dialogue with the local government in order to create accountability.  The Japanese term Machizukuri translates to mean ""town or community building process.""  The essential pillars of Machizukuri were to bond, bridge, and link social capital; in other words, to create community unity, a multi- social sector network, and to get involved in government decision-making.  Within this structure, the concept of a town meeting, deliberation, consensus building, negotiation, information and opinion sharing, and local leadership are also fundamental aspects of the best functioning citizen participation examples.  This case study discusses how the North District (Rokko) used Machizukuri to impact the local government’s community plans and establish their own initiative in the 1990s. ","Background:In January of 1995, greater Kobe, Japan experienced a high intensity earthquake called the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.  The damage extended into Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo.  Just in Hyogo alone, over 240,000 homes burned or collapsed as a...","Mon, 01/02/2012 - 12:23","Japan","No","","","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","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)","Other","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Individual","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","No"
"Tomorrow's Europe","Ychoi6","","SummaryTomorrow’s Europe, categorized as Europe’s first transnational deliberative poll, was a part of the European Commission’s Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate. With an aim to stimulate democratic participation and establish a European Union...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 06:39","United Kingdom","No","Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 17:00","Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 17:00","Education & Schools, Economic Development","Trained Moderators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","International","National Government","International Organization, National Government","Yes"
"Vecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay","Laurenmo","","Problems and PurposeVecinos por la Defensa del Barrio Yungay (Residents in Defense of Barrio Yungay) is a community-run organization based in the neighborhood Yungay in Santiago, Chile. The organization was formed with the goal of defending the cultural...","Wed, 06/22/2011 - 12:58","Chile","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","15 individuals each direct one or more of the organization's projects","Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Public Hearing, Representative Town Meeting, Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization","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"
"Die erste Jugendkonferenz der Inuit zum Erhalt ihrer Sprache","danielm","Dieser Artikel beschreibt eine Jugendkonferenz der Inuit vom Jahr 2006. Das Ziel dieser Konferenz war, sich über die Funktion von indigener Sprache für die identitäre Stärkung der Gemeinschaft der Inuit auszutauschen. Diverse Forderungen und Ideen wurden formuliert wie Inuktikut, die Sprache der Inuit, erhalten und gestärkt werden könnte. ","Jugendkonferenz der Inuit zum Erhalt ihrer SpracheArtikel verfasst von Greg (Übersetzung ins Deutsche: Daniel Marwecki)Das “1st Inuit Circumpolar Youth Symposium on the Inuit Language” (die erste Jugendkonferenz zur Sprache der Inuit) war eine viertägige...","Sun, 02/03/2013 - 02:47","Canada","Yes","Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 17:00","Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 17:00","Children & Youth, Arts & Culture, Education & Schools, Identity & Diversity","Inuit elders","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Conferences","International","Community Based Organization, Other","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Islands Nationalforum 2010","r.willers","Das Nationalforum 2010 (auch bekannt als die Nationale Zusammenkunft zur Verfassung) war ein deliberatives und partizipatives Ein-Tages-Forum mit 950 isländischen Bürgern, das am 6. November 2010 abgehalten wurde. Das isländische Parlament hatte dazu als Antwort auf den ökonomischen Zusammenbruch des Landes, der im Oktober 2008 zum Absturz des Aktienmarktes, der Währung und der Banken führte, aufgerufen. Aufgrund der nationalen Proteste und Lobby-Bemühungen von zivilen Organisationen, entschlossen sich die Regierungsparteien dazu, dass Islands Bürger an der Erstellung einer neuen Verfassung beteiligt werden sollten. Dabei wurden die laufenden Experimente der Anthill Gruppe mit einer neuen Form demokratischer Innovation, nämlich das Nationalforum 2009, begrüßt und in den Verfassungsbildungsprozess aufgenommen. Anthill kann als ein loses, gemeinnütziges Netzwerk von Individuen (vor allem Fachleute), die sich mit der fehlenden Kooperationen und Kommunikation zwischen Islands Bürgern in Bezug auf ihre politische Zukunft während der Zeit der ökonomischen und politischen Krise beschäftigen, verstanden werden. Die Mitglieder von Anthill kommen aus unterschiedlichen politischen Richtungen. Zusammenfassend kam das Nationalforum 2010 vor allem durch die Bemühungen der zwei Regierungsparteien und der Anthill Gruppe zustande. Ziel des Forums war es, eine Liste von Grundwerten und -visionen zu erstellen, die repräsentativ für die isländischen Bürger ist. Die Resultate des Forums wurden als Basis für die konstitutionelle Revision benutzt. Ein siebenköpfiges Verfassungskomitee, das vom Parlament einberufen wurde, beaufsichtigte das Forum und die Präsentation der Resultate, während die Organisation und die Moderation des Nationalforums 2010 von der Anthill Gruppe betreut wurde. ","Islands Nationalforum 2010ZusammenfassungAnmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Alexander Kok am 30.08.2011 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://www.participedia.net/de/cases/icelandic-...","Thu, 04/11/2013 - 06:15","Vereinigte Staaten","No","Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 16:00","Friday, November 6, 2009 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Community Based Organization","National Government","Yes"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Merete Schultze","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. ","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. Das Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP, deutsche Übersetzung in etwa: Minneapolis Nachbarschafts-...","Sun, 01/20/2013 - 05:38","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"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"