"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Agenda para el Desarrollo Social","marcelo.bravo","Proceso consultivo para generar la agenda para el desarrollo social del municipio de San Pedro Garza García Nuevo León, México."," El Proceso Metodológico para la Elaboración de la Agenda Para el Desarrollo Social de San Pedro Garza GarcíaPara la elaboración de la Agenda para el Desarrollo Social de San Pedro Garza García, se establecieron tres principios básicos: 1. Incorporar una...","Thu, 12/29/2011 - 14:54","Mexico","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","","","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"ASUW Student Senate","Sarah round","","Purpose and ProblemThe Student Government at the University of Washington, the Associated Students of the University of Washington, created the Student Senate in 1994. The goal was to have a diverse legislative body to give the Executive body, the Board...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 11:41","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools","Student employees","","Academic Institution","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","University Student Government","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","Yes"
"Auckland, Participatory Urban Planning “The Auckland Plan”","anjiko","The Participatory Urban Planning “The Auckland Plan” was a process organized by the Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand that also includes the region's extensive coastal and maritime areas. Citizens were invited to add ideas and views on key social, economic, environmental, cultural and urban growth issues to turn Auckland into the most liveable city in the world. The process started with the celebration of a full-day summit and was followed by a public consultation and public hearings with the self-selection of participants.","Problems and Purpose75 per cent of residential development in Auckland over the next thirty years (to accommodate an extra one million people) will be within the metropolitan urban limits. This is the main reason the Auckland Council decided to start the...","Tue, 01/10/2012 - 03:12","New Zealand","No","","","Economic Development, 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), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Collaborative Governance, Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, 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"
"Bolivian Democratic Development","Elle.macgeorge","","Purpose and ProblemDemocratic Development and Citizens Participation III is a project designed to strengthen local governance in Bolivia, particularly community-based economic development in selected municipalities and the civil society capacity, and to...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:44","Bolivia","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","National Government","","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Appointment","Deliberative Polling, Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization","No"
"Bridgeport (Connecticut) Community Conversations","Peter Levine","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 17:09","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Bürgerbeteiligte Haushaltssicherung - Participatory budget saving process in Solingen","Christina Rucker","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:33","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Citizen Participation in the Revision of the Regulatory Communal Plan of Estación Central","christophersmith","The process of citizen participation that took place in the revision and study of the Regulatory Communal Plan (Plan Regulador Comunal) of the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile will be presented and analyzed in this paper.  This case is of high national importance thanks to the combination of the emergent practice of citizen participation with one of the most relevant instruments for urban planning in the city: the Regulatory Communal Plan. ","History and Background Estación Central.Estación Central is a commune in the metropolitan region of Chile, which is located in the downtown area of Santiago. Estación Central bases its name on the city’s Central Railway Station (Estación Central de...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:16","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","No"
"Democratic Schools: the example of Hadera in Israel","danielm","This entry is about democratic schooling. It describes how democracy works at the ""Democratic School of Hadera"" in Israel.","IntroductionThe school is the state school where young people are turned into state persons and thus into nothing other than henchmen of the state. Walking to school, I was walking into the state and, since the state destroys people, into the institution...","Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:40","United States","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Direct Democracy SA (""Never again vote for a 5 year dictator"")","Jim Powell","To educate the voters that there is an alternative to the current system","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us compete it.SummaryDirect Democracy SA is an attempt to reform the South African electoral system by using citizen advocacy to convince currently elected politicans to...","Wed, 12/28/2011 - 09:21","United States","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Edmonton Citizen Panel 2008","Madria","","Problems and purposeThe Edmonton Citizen Panel 2008 was organized collaboratively by the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta, bringing together women and men of diverse ages, incomes, cultural backgrounds, and experience to learn about and...","Fri, 07/23/2010 - 01:56","Canada","No","Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 17:00","Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 16:00","Budgeting","professors","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizen Dialogue, Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"
"Federal Community Cabinets (Australia)","qmayne",""," Note: This article is in need of assistance with editing and content. Moreover, it may be that this article should be included in the ""methods"" section, as it is more a description of a method than it is a detailed summary of how the method was used....","Tue, 04/24/2012 - 14:21","Australia","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Food for Health - Building a Healthy Food System in NYC","Plscully","In October of 2010, the Food, Faith, and Health Disparities Summit brought together 150 faith leaders and community members from all five boroughs of New York City to discuss problems and solutions to food access. Six food justice working groups were formed at the summit to address the key strategies identified and remain active. Learn more on the New York Faith and Justice blog.","Note:  This article is a stub and is in need of assistance with editing and content, especially with the inclusion material relevant to participatory-democratic processes. Please help us complete it...","Thu, 12/08/2011 - 11:01","United States","Yes","","","Community Development, Health, Gender & Racial Equality, Other","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","","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)","","Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Other","","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. 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. ","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 00:59","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2010","Paul Nollen","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.The conference attracted more than 400 direct democracy professionals, activists, critics and scholars and produced the San Francisco Declaration on Modern...","Fri, 08/27/2010 - 18:17","United States","No","Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 17:00","Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 17:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","","Citizen Conferences","International","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Globplex e-Région Province d'Essaouira (Français)","Paul Nollen","Plateforme Interactive sur chaque Sujet, Secteur et Territoire de la Globplex-DataBank
Pages et Fichiers connexes avec actualisation permanente
et possibilités d'interaction en temps réel de la part des visiteurs.
Lecture ouverte à tous, sauf autres indications.
Possibilités d'interventions instantanées avec le Glob-Key Personnel, dûment installé et connecté.
","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 09:13","Morocco","Yes","","","","","","","","","Globplex","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","","No"
"Hampton, VA deliberative governance","Peter Levine","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/16/2013 - 13:34","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Health Effects Institute (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 an independent consultancy for the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program. Problems and...","Tue, 02/23/2010 - 14:51","United States","Yes","","","Environment, Health","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government, Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Appointment","Study Circles","National","","National Government, Other","No"
"History of citizenship in the United States","Thomas Wright Sulcer","An essay exploring the relationship of citizenship from the 1700s to the present

This is a brief history not of a people or nation or place but of a relationship -- the relation of citizenship -- between a person and the state and how it changed from colonial times to the present. In the 1700s, citizenship meant active political participation in local government, showing up at meetings, debating, volunteering in local government. Over time, however, political participation declined to the point where Americans are essentially apolitical beings divorced from politics. Citizenship has narrowed to signify only a legal marker meaning membership in America. How did this change? And what does it mean? While students of history and politics as well as political activists may find this thinking particularly helpful, free people can benefit. This essay examines the transformation, and argues that declining political participation has drawbacks, but that impressive advances for humanity in general have overshadowed the citizenship decline.","History of citizenship in the United StatesAn essay exploring the relationship of citizenship from the 1700s to the presentThis is a brief history not of a people or nation or place but of a relationship -- the relation of citizenship -- between a person...","Sat, 04/28/2012 - 19:53","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Human Rights, Gender & Racial Equality, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","Representative Town Meeting, Deliberative Democracy","","","","No"
"Il Padule Che Vorremmo (Ponte Buggianese, Italy)","Jandroots","","PROBLEM AND PURPOSEIl processo partecipativo che ha preso il nome di “Il Padule che vorremmo” è stato avviato dal Comune di Ponte Buggianese con il sostegno dell'Autorità regionale della partecipazione della Regione Toscana.Il problema in questione,...","Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:04","Italy","No","Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:00","Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 16:00","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Kerala People’s Campaign for Decentralized Planning","Dbruce","","""Kerala is one of India’s 28 states, situated in the south-western tip of the country."" (Justino 3) Kerala was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganization Act bringing together the areas where Malayalam is the dominant...","Mon, 05/31/2010 - 02:15","India","Yes","Wednesday, April 30, 1997 - 17:00","Monday, May 31, 2010 - 17:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Government Officials","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Participatory Budgeting, Public Hearing","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), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"La Bottega del Futuro (Casamassima, Italy)","Luca.stigliani","","AbstractIl progetto La Bottega del Futuro è un percorso volto ad attivare il confronto pubblico con i cittadini, attraverso la partecipazione e il dialogo. L'obiettivo è quello di elaborare idee e proposte per migliorare la qualità della vita, attraverso...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 14:27","Italy","No","","","Economic Development, Environment","Professionals","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government","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"
"Legislative e-Democracia","Cristiano Ferri Faria","Legislative e-Democracia is driven by a belief that the lawmaking process can benefit from the convergence of political representation and citizen participation, in a virtuous cycle where one model strengthens the other. People in contemporary societies have very diverse interests, experiences, expertise and values. The great challenge in making social participation feasible is to find out how to take advantage of such diversity and incorporate it into the policy-making system. The engine behind e-Democracia is a ‘multiple participatory mechanism,’ a kind of electronic, permeable sponge that enables people to share their professional experience and expertise, express their personal and collective interests and values, and foster creative ideas in different forms and intensity, in all phases of the policy-making cycle. That participation may consider any contribution that citizens want to deliver, or are technically able to present. Some persons would be interested in merely discussing ideas (solutions) in public forums, whereas others can be engaged in drafting, simply uploading useful information to describe the problem or presenting arguments to support ideas. One could even help to merely rank better ideas. Besides participants, there will be many other citizens who are satisfied with simply monitoring the legislative discussion. ","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Tue, 05/21/2013 - 12:10","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Medellín, Colombia. Local Planning and Participatory Budgeting","christophersmith","","Problems and Purpose Local planning and participatory budgeting is a participatory citizen democratic process which has two tasks:1. The construction and implementation of the local development plans in each community and jurisdiction2. and the...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:15","Colombia","No","","","Budgeting","","","","","","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Mitreden-U – Umweltdialog zur deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie...","Christina Rucker","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:34","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Multi-option Referendums: The Cases of Puerto Rico and Newfoundland","Paul Nollen","Multi option referendums have often been discussed in relation to referendums on ethnic and national issues. There have been relatively high profile referendums with several options in Sweden, e.g. in 1955 when three pension systems were put to a vote and in 1980, when the future of Nuclear Energy was decided in a three-option referendum. But multi-option referendums have also been discussed in relation to the referendum on independence or ‘devolution max’ (independence but with the same currency and foreign policy) in Scotland.","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Linkshttp://www.cps.org.uk/blog/q/date/...","Tue, 01/24/2012 - 06:30","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures","jenny.van skiver","Public engagement was at the center of the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a pioneering effort supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and informed by the White House Open Government Initiative. The National Conversation vision was that chemicals are used and managed in ways that are safe and healthy for all people. The project’s goal was to develop collaboratively an action agenda with clear, achievable recommendations that can help government agencies and other organizations strengthen their efforts to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures. To realize this goal, CDC/ATSDR engaged thousands of people across the nation through the use of web dialogues, community conversations, work groups, and social media platforms. The National Conversation Leadership Council used the results of this public input to author the action agenda.","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 14:16","United States","No","","","Environment, Health, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Science & Technology","","","","","","","","","","No"
"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"
"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"
"October 15 movement","shens2","October 15, aka the 15o, is a global demonstration movement intertwined with the Spanish May 15 movement and Occupy movement.","Written by Hoonmee Chung and Samuel Shen DefinitionThe October 15 protests were a series of protests inspired mainly by the Arab Spring, the Spanish/Portuguese “Indignants” aka the May 15 movement, the Greek Protests and the Occupy movement. All these...","Tue, 02/28/2012 - 15:58","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","","Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Community Organizing","International","Individual","Individual","No"
"Oregon Citizen's Initiative Review - Measure 82","nikamar5","The Oregon Citizen’s Initiative Review is a panel of ordinary registered voters who receive information from opponents and proponents of statewide legislative initiatives. Using these partisan sources, their own values and third party research, the panel members deliberate on the pros and cons of these propositions and equally communicate every viewpoint on the matter. When they conclude deliberations, they issue a Citizen’s Statement, their personal recommendation for course of action, which is printed into the Voter’s Guide that is sent out just prior to each election. The OCIR is funded entirely through charitable grants and doesn’t accept any money from corporations and the like. Measure 82 would amend the Oregon state constitution to allow privately-owned, non-tribal casinos to exist, under certain regulations. It proposes that 25% of all revenue gathered in these casinos will go to state funds with specific purposes in mind. It goes hand-in-hand with Measure 83, which specifically instates a private casino on Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village, a smaller community east of Portland. "," The Oregon Citizen’s Initiative Review is a panel of ordinary registered voters who receive information from opponents and proponents of statewide legislative initiatives. Using these partisan sources, their own values and third party research, the...","Wed, 11/14/2012 - 13:03","United States","No","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Economic Development, Community Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Formal Testimony, Story-Telling","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness","","Citizens' Initiative Review","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Individual, Union, For Profit Business","Yes"
"Oregon Citizen's Initiative Review 2012 - Measure 85","ariel_tang","","DefinitionOregon Citizens’ Initiative Review Measure 85 is a ballot initiative examined by the Oregon Citizen’s Initiative Review Commission in Oregon State. Citizens’ Initiative Review of Ballot Measure 85 is a proposal titled “Amends Constitution:...","Mon, 11/12/2012 - 15:01","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization, Individual","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness","Open to all, Random Selection","Citizens' Initiative Review","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Individual","Yes"
"PartecipAttivaMente Politiche Giovanili Attive (Italian)","fedele congedo","PartecipAttivamente è un percorso partecipato sviluppato dal Comune di Galatina e facilitato da Città Fertile. Promuove una rete di contatti che gravitano attorno agli spazi urbani, per implementare e sollecitare idee ed azioni rivolte ai giovani, perchè siano attivatori della partecipazione.  
Scambi di idee, reti di collaborazione, ascolto di esperienze e progetti per lo sviluppo degli spazi urbani. Nella consapevolezza che le nuove tecnologie ed i media hanno di fatto cambiato i metodi e i tempi della partecipazione e della rappresentanza democratica, non più solo verticale, dentro i tradizionali partiti politici e nei sindacati, ma orizzontale, diffusa e informale, con gruppi di supporto per campagne e cause, lungo canali di comunicazione non tradizionali e immediati. PartecipAttivaMente è un evento in divenire. Pur svolgendosi in un luogo fisico definito, utilizza questi stessi canali digitali, a disposizione di tutti.","","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 16:42","Italy","No","","","Education & Schools, Higher Education & Lifelong Learning","","","","","","","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","","No"
"Participation for sustainable environmental development and social integration in public spaces in the commune of la Reina","christophersmith","This article presents an interesting case of urban planning with citizen participation developed in Santiago, Chile. The case is primarily about the development and implementation of a standard methodology that allows for a real appropriation of public space by citizens, developing urban spaces that are sustainable over time.

The main feature of the developed methodology is its flexibility which allows it to adapt to multiple projects and contexts. This can be seen from the description of the first four pilot applications of the methodology developed in the district of La Reina and their respective particularities. A macro analysis of the results, strengths, and weaknesses of the methodology as well as its implementation are presented.
","Problems and Purpose The management of public space is frequently completed without incorporating the major stakeholders. This all translates into the non-appropriation of space on the behalf of neighbors. This simultaneously leads to a minimized use and...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:19","Chile","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Participatory Budgeting in Brazil: A Close Look at the Maringá Social Observatory","srcharles","In 2010, the shock of a corruption scandal in Maringá, Brazil led to the creation of the Maringá Social Observatory to prevent the misappropriation of funds and misuse of public resources in Maringá, through methods of social control. ","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Wed, 04/10/2013 - 12:57","Brazil","No","","","","","","","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"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"
"Participatory urban development Berlin - Dialogue about options for the future use of the Tempelhof airport","Christina Rucker","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:35","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","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"
"San Mateo Deliberative Poll","Mkji","","The San Mateo Deliberative Poll was a countrywide deliberative event held in San Mateo, California, March 2008. The event was sponsored by Threshold 2008, a coalition of civic groups dedicated to housing problem in the country, and funded by a number of...","Thu, 12/02/2010 - 22:19","United States","No","Friday, March 14, 2008 - 17:00","Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 17:00","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mediator","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Academic Institution","Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Yes"
"Science: you decide","Cobi","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.","Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:17","Australia","No","Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 17:00","Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 17:00","Budgeting, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","university researchers","","Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","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 New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation","glanciano62392","The New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation are facilitated, small group discussions that will serve the 2013 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), designed to improve the quality of outdoor recreation and parks. ","Problems and Purpose         One of the primary purposes of the New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation was to involve a diversity of people so that the renewal of outdoor recreation within the state would reflect and benefit all people...","Mon, 12/10/2012 - 08:21","United States","No","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 14:30","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 17:30","Community Development, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","","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), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"The Occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery: October 15 - November 21, 2011","Jesi Carson","The development of the General Assembly of Occupy Vancouver during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery is a recent case of consensus-based decision making and implementation. ","Problems and PurposeOccupy Vancouver, during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery last fall, needed to implement a consensus-based decision making process in order for the encampment to function in a fair and inclusive manner. The General Assembly...","Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:50","Canada","No","","","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Identity & Diversity, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Story-Telling, Informal Social Activities","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Consensus, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Union","Yes"
"The Second Constitution of the United States: A new and improved draft for the 21st century","Thomas Wright Sulcer","This proposed replacement aims to keep the best of the current Constitution (e.g. checks and balances, divided government) but with substantial improvements (e.g. foreign policy architecture, citizenship, rotation of offices.) My purpose in proposing an alternative is (1) to demonstrate that an improved Constitution is possible and (2) encourage leading thinkers to collaborate to draft an even better version and (3) to have the best version ratified by the American people. I have tried my best to make it nonpartisan. This document is public domain. Feel free to copy it without attribution. Sections have been copied from the current US Constitution. -- tom sulcer December 21, 2011","Note:  This article is need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis is a proposed revision of the United States Constitution which aims to improve the current Constitution in areas such as foreign policy...","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 14:09","United States","No","","","Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, & Corrections, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Toronto Civics 101","TorontoCivicEngagement","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:19","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"UK's Virtual Parliament","wenger1989","The Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to vote on policy ideas and suggest their own. ","Problems and PurposeIt encourages two way conversations between policy creators and the public that results in enhanced policies and a bettter informed public.HistoryThe Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to...","Fri, 02/24/2012 - 20:08","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"www.dresdner-debatte.de","Christina Rucker","","Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:34","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Bürgerhaushalt Monheim","ps151","Bei der Online-Beteiligung zum Monheimer Haushalt 2013 konnten die Bürgerinnen und Bürger ihre
Meinung zu Investitionsplänen der Stadt äußern. Zudem konnten sie ihre
eigenen Ideen zu einer Vielzahl steuerbarer Leistungen der Kommune einbringen. Rat und
Verwaltung setzten sich mit den Beteiligungsergebnissen vor dem Haushaltsbeschluss auseinander
und gaben Rückmeldung über den Fortgang der Vorschläge.
","


AblaufDas Monheimer Beteiligungsverfahren orientiert sich an der bewährten Einteilung des Bürgerhaushaltes in eine Vorbereitungs- bzw. Informationsphase, eine Konsultationsphase sowie eine Rechenschaftsphase. Die Bürger konnten in einer dreiwöchigen...","Thu, 02/07/2013 - 05:46","Germany","Yes","","","Children & Youth, Arts & Culture, Education & Schools, Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Participatory Budgeting","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","","No"
"Über Demokratie in der Schule – das Beispiel Hadera","danielm","Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Funktions- und Wirkungsweise demokratischer Schulen am Beispiel der ""Demokratischen Schule Hadera"" in Israel","EinleitungDie Schule ist die Staatsschule, in welcher die jungen Menschen zu Staatsmenschen werden und also zu nichts anderem als zu Staatshandlangern gemacht werden. Ging ich in die Schule, ging ich in den Staat …(Thomas Bernhard: Alte Meister,...","Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:23","Vereinigte Staaten","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools","","","","","","","","","","No"