"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?" "2007/2008 New Mexico Citizen Conferences","sxt5105","","SummaryThis case study features the ten 2007/2008 Citizen Conferences, each consisting of 8 to 10 New Mexican Adult Citizens and lasting 9 hours.  This series of deliberative events was convened by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and...","Wed, 12/05/2012 - 15:00","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","Yes" "CIPAST","Paul Nollen","CIPAST, the Citizen Participation in Science and Technology Project, first convened in April 2005 with the goal of developing a common knowledge base among prominent European actors regarding the experiences and ideas relating to citizen participation and participatory procedure, specifically in terms of scientific and technological developments, intending to foster a culture of civic involvement and engagement.","  Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features the Citizen Participation in Science and Technology (CIPAST) project, which aimed to bring together experience actors...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 05:56","France","No","","","Science & Technology","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Story-Telling","International Organization","Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Appointment","Study Circles","International","Other","International Organization, National Government, Academic Institution, For Profit Business, Other","No" "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' Manifesto for European Democracy","European Alternatives","The Citizens Manifesto is the result of three years of citizens' deliberations gathering a shared set of demands for change in EU decision-making formulated by citizens, civil society organisations and local authorities from all over Europe, on topics ranging from employment and welfare, to civil rights and economic and political reforms.","Problems and PurposeThe financial and economic crisis, of which we have heard so much discussion since 2007-8, is only one aspect of a whole series of underlying political trends which have been apparent for much longer: a crisis of (in)equality and of...","Fri, 03/15/2013 - 08:42","","Yes","","","Human Rights, Gender & Racial Equality, Identity & Diversity, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","International Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","The World Cafe","International","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","Yes" "CommonGround: The First Five Years: A Dialogue on Early Childhood in New Mexico","richards1000","CommonGround: The First Five Years: A Dialogue on Early Childhood in New Mexico, was a project organized by Viewpoint Learning to hold public deliberations -- on the topic of early childhood development and education -- among leaders and citizens of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The deliberations were intended to demonstrate a new mode of policy communication between citizens and civic leaders, and to create guidelines that could inform changes to early childhood development and education policy in New Mexico, changes intended to foster improved social outcomes for New Mexico's children. The deliberations used the methods of Strategic Dialogue, Choice-Dialogue, and Stakeholder Dialogue. The project was funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through its ""Our Voices, Our Children"" initiative.","Problems and PurposeThe purposes of the CommonGround public deliberations in the U.S. state of New Mexico were to demonstrate a new mode of policy communication between New Mexico's citizens and civic leaders, and to create policy guidelines that could...","Tue, 06/12/2012 - 21:19","United States","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools, Health, Other","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Random Selection, Other","Choicework Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","For Profit Business","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Yes" "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" "Front Porch Forum ","Kaitlin","","Purpose/ProblemThe Front Porch Forum began as a series of focus groups to study rifts in communication between politicians, public and the media, according to Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies by The Poynter Institute. The group started as a combined...","Sat, 05/29/2010 - 17:48","United States","Yes","Saturday, May 21, 1994 - 17:00","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Educators","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Other","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Yes" "GAMBA patient and citizen panels","ScienceDialogue.de","Patient and Citizen Panels in three countries A key element of this project is the involvement of members of society into the research on innovative treatments of arthritis. We will set up a two-way dialogue at eye level between patients / citizens and leading European scientists in three European countries (Germany, Switzerland, Ireland). In the so-called patient and citizen panels (about 3 to 4 days) participants are first introduced to the field of innovative research on arthritis through expert presentations and a hearing with experts selected by the participants. In a second step, participants negotiate about this input and then compile patient-/ citizen-reports supported by independent facilitators. Therefore, the main objective of this work package is to discuss the chances, risks and ethical aspects of innovative arthritis treatments with lay people and to develop communication strategies to provide clinics, interested companies as well as the media and a broader public with balanced, professionally developed and scientifically sound information. Two main questions will be answered by the dialogue measures: 1) What do lay people (patients / citizens) want to know about GAMBA? What are their associations with GAMBA? What specific topics are they interested in from their special point of view as concerned patients / interested citizens? 2) What are lay people’s recommendations to the scientific world, to regulators, industry and media regarding the chances, risks, ethical/social aspects of GAMBA? ","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, 07/03/2012 - 04:16","Germany","Yes","","","","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","International Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection, Appointment","Citizens' Jury","International","Academic Institution","","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" "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" "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" "Portsmouth Listens (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)","Plscully","","As of 2010, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (population 20,000) has sustained the practice of organized, public dialogue and deliberation for over ten years. Since 1999, diverse community groups in Portsmouth have organized at least six rounds of large-scale...","Mon, 01/18/2010 - 17:11","United States","Yes","Thursday, December 31, 1998 - 16:00","Friday, December 30, 2005 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Yes" "Strong Starts for Children (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)","haningtm","This case study features a citizens' deliberation using the Dialogue Cirlces method to address inequities in the educational system derived from racism and poverty. This deliberation produced action ideas for various community groups, the successfully-enacted Early Childhood Care and Education Act, and efforts to pass amendment to the New Mexico constitution that would increase state funding for early childhood education."," This case study features a citizens' deliberation using the Dialogue Circles method to address inequities in the educational system derived from racism and poverty. This deliberation produced action ideas for various community groups, the successfully-...","Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:14","United States","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools, Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, 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), 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 with targeted recruitment","Study Circles, Choicework Dialogue","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes" "Use of Delphi Method to Develop a Horse Control Strategy","brydon","The rural area surrounding Penticton, British Columbia, Canada is invaded each winter by herds of roaming horses. Some of the horses belong to members of the neighboring Penticton Indian Band; however, ownership, jurisdiction, a responsibility for the problem has been disputed for decades. This report describes the use of a Delphi-based approach to engage the public in the search for a solution. Two distinct Delphi surveys were deployed: The first was directed at eliciting fundamental objectives for the overall decision process. It was not clear at the outset, for example, whether residents were concerned about the horses themselves or whether they would be willing to incur costs to address the problem. The second Delphi survey was conducted to elicit possible solutions consistent with the fundamental objectives identified in the first Delphi. Roaming horses is a novel problem with no well established government responses. Accordingly, the second Delphi was meant to elicit creative ideas from a range of residents with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The experiment shows that (a) web-based survey techniques can be used to conduct relatively large-scale Delphi surveys and (b) some learning within the Delphi panel did occur during the multiple rounds of the survey. This learning is evidenced by reduction in variance around means and some reduction in bi-modality.","Problems and Purpose The purpose of this document is to summarize the results of an exercise in small-scale, intensive public consultation regarding the problem of roaming horses on the West side of Okanagan Lake above Penticton.  A Delphi approach using...","Tue, 03/12/2013 - 10:02","Canada","No","","","Other","academic researcher/politician","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Delphi Method","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Academic Institution","Yes" "2007/2008 Buergerkonferenzen New Mexico","r.willers","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die Stylianos Tsinaroglou am 05.12.2012 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://participedia.net/en/cases/20072008-new-mexico-citizen-conferences-0. Diese Fallstudie behandelt zehn Buergerkonferenzen der Jahre 2007/2008, die aus jeweils acht bis zehn erwachsenen Buergern bestanden und eine Laenge von neun Stunden hatten. Diese Serie deliberativer Veranstaltungen wurde vom New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) und dem Institute for Public Policy (IPP) der Universitaet New Mexico veranstaltet um das Feedback der Oeffentlichkeit einzuholen, um es so dem Staat zu ermoeglichen die Beduerfnisse der Buerger in Bezug auf geeignete Transportmittel bestmoeglich zu erfuellen. ","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die  Stylianos Tsinaroglou am 05.12.2012 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://participedia.net/en/cases/20072008-new-mexico-citizen-conferences-0. ...","Mon, 02/18/2013 - 01:01","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution","Yes"