"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"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"
"Amiata Grossetano: Sustainable Lifestyle","Nicolacos","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features a town's series of discussions and deliberations oriented towards encouraging more sustainable habits and lifestyles. With...","Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:28","Italy","No","Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 17:00","Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 16:00","Environment","Trained Facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Raise public awareness","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","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"
"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"
"Brea City Budgeting","Ejmoore","","Problem and PurposeAs is the case with many cities in California, the small city of Brea is grappling with a substantial budget deficit due to decreasing sales tax revenues and other effects of the recent economic recession. California has amassed an...","Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:36","United States","Yes","","","Budgeting","City staff; retired police chief (as independent facilitator/consultant)","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","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)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"BürgerForum Europa","patrizia.nanz","","Note: Anna Wohlfarth co-wrote the initial Participedia case on BürgerForum Europa.The Citizens’ Forum is a new form of participation developed by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Ludwig-Erhard Foundation and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation. It is a 6-8 week...","Wed, 11/04/2009 - 03:58","Germany","No","Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 17:00","Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 17:00","International Trade & Global Economy, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Facilitators","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), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","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"
"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"
"Community Planning (Scotland)","qmayne","","Purpose and ProblemsCommunity Planning (CP) is a statutory framework in Scotland which seeks to engage citizens and communities in local-level political decision-making processes, while at the same time improving coordination and collaboration between...","Thu, 08/19/2010 - 19:54","United Kingdom","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","","Open to all","Collaborative Governance","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Europolis; Participation and citizenship in Europe","Nor272","","EuroPolis was organized in response to the ""democratic deficit"" critique leveled against European politics. Through deliberative polling, it explores how informed debate can improve European democracy.The participants were selected from among more than 4...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 07:44","","No","Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 17:00","Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 17:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","International Organization","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","Deliberative Polling","International","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","International Organization, Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","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"
"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"
"G1000 (Belgium)","ijm_2012","The G1000 summit is an innovative experiment in deliberative democracy attempting to deal with Belgium's recent ""democratic crisis"" by essentially  bringing residents together to  rennovate the representative democratic system orignally implemented in 1831. The summit is divided into three phases, the first of which started in July of 2011 with an estensive online survey to gather what Beligians felt were the pressing issuesfacing their democracy. It continued in with a meeting of 1,000 Belgian residents on November 11, 2011 to discuss these issues gathered from the survey. The third phase follwed up on the discussions by developing policies and solutions to the problems decided upon and is slated to endin April of 2012.
","Problems and PurposeG1000 is a project to revitalize and ""advise"" Belgium's current representative democratic system by complementing it with deliberative democracy.  It is a response to the increasing ineffectiveness of the representative democracy...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 04:05","Belgium","Yes","","","Community Development, Immigration, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","21st Century Town Meeting, Consensus Conference","National","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Yes"
"GAMBA patient and citizen panels","ScienceDialogue.de","Patient and Citizen Panels in three countries
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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.
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Two main questions will be answered by the dialogue measures:
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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?<!--break-->
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"
"Les journées de la participation à Angers","Mailyspineau","","Origine de l'évènementComme de nombreux autres pays européens, la France a initié il y a plus de 20 ans un important processus de décentralisation. Une nouvelle conception de la gouvernance a ainsi été mise au jour, impliquant une forte démocratisation...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 08:47","France","No","Friday, February 18, 2011 - 06:00","Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 16:00","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Magic Roundtables","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Municipal Health Councils (Brazil)","Gregorydbarrett","Participatory health councils allow the citizens of Brazil to act as watchdogs over their public health system. These councils exist at the municipal, state, and national level, and are supplemented by a national conference on the health system every four years. Citizens are generally very active in these councils, although councils vary in their diversity and their success in impacting the government's decisions.","SummaryParticipatory health councils allow Brazilian citizens to oversee the country's public health system (the Sistema Único de Saúde - Unified Health System or SUS). These councils exist at the municipal, state, and national level, and are...","Wed, 01/27/2010 - 14:56","Brazil","Yes","","","Budgeting, Health, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Election","Deliberation","National","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"New Brunswick (Canada) Health Council Citizen Engagement Project: ""Our Health. Our Perspectives. Our Solutions""","richards1000","The New Brunswick (Canada) Health Council's 2010-2011 citizen engagement project -- called ""Our Health. Our Perspectives. Our Solutions"" -- was a means of obtaining citizens' input on the Council's 2011 recommendations to the New Brunswick Minister of Health about ""improving"" New Brunswick's health system. The public engagement consultancy Ascentum designed, implemented, and evaluated the project. The project consisted of three sets of public deliberations in which both randomly selected samples of citizens, and health care stakeholders chosen by the Council, participated.","Problems and PurposeIn 2008 the provincial government of New Brunswick, Canada published its Provincial Health Plan 2008-2012. This plan identified several problems or challenges respecting the province's health care system, including ""an aging...","Mon, 07/23/2012 - 19:41","Canada","No","","","Health","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection, Appointment","Study Circles, Surveys","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"New Mexico Citizen Conferences","Elysa","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis case study features Citizen conferences, each composed of 8-10 New Mexico adult citizens and lasting one day, spearheaded by the New Mexico...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 13:36","United States","Yes","","","Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Participation Days in Angers, France (translated)","sietsekierengoffard","In February 2011, municipal government in the city of Angers brought together local associations, elected representatives, and citizens for two days of participatory deliberation. Workshops and roundtable discussions allowed everybody to share ideas, concerns, and suggestions for civic projects. 

* Note: This article has been translated into English from French. For the original article, please see ""Les journées de la participation à Angers"". ","Note: this is an English translation of the original French case study that was first submitted by Maily Spineau on 06/21/2011, and which can be found at http://participedia.net/cases/les-journ-es-de-la-participation-angersHistoryLike many other European...","Sat, 06/02/2012 - 14:21","France","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Magic Roundtables","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Community Based Organization","Yes"
"Participatory budgeting of Arezzo : “I count” (Io conto)","Mailyspineau","","Purpose and ProblemsThe purpose of the event which took place in Arezzo was to arouse citizens' interest in the district life and improve the knowledge of local administration, with the global aim of consolidating the link between citizens &...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 08:37","Italy","No","Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 16:00","Monday, August 31, 2009 - 17:00","Budgeting, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","For Profit Business","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Yes"
"Participatory Budgeting: Porto Alegre","Gsmith","","Participatory Budgeting (PB) was established in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1989 as a means of involving ordinary citizens in the annual municipal budget decision-making cycle. By the turn of the 21st century, some 20,000 citizens participated in popular...","Sat, 11/28/2009 - 14:03","Brazil","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)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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"
"Representative Town Meeting (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA)","Townsend","Town meeting as a form of local legislature can take several forms.  The ""representative"" form is described in this entry.  It remains similar to the ""open"" form.  Both forms of town meeting are extremely powerful, with citizens retaining local control (within state guidelines) over the fate of their tax dollars, zoning regulations, and laws."," Problems and PurposeA representative town meeting is a local elected legislature that meets regularly to make public governance decisions, including money appropriation, law creation, and land use zoning. Such meetings are widespread across New England...","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 17:08","United States","No","","","Budgeting, Community Development, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Representative Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"Shaping America's Youth (United States)","hristovm","","Problems and PurposeObesity is still a prevailing problem in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of preventable death. Statistics show that about 33.8% of American adults are obese. The percentage of children who are considered...","Tue, 12/27/2011 - 17:37","United States","No","","","Children & Youth, Health","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","21st Century Town Meeting","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business","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"
"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"
"BürgerForum Europa","admin","","BürgerForum EuropaAnmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Patrizia Nanz mit Hilfe von Anna Wohlfarth am 04.11.2009 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter http://participedia.net/cases/b-rgerforum-...","Wed, 12/12/2012 - 15:33","Germany","No","Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 17:00","Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 17:00","International Trade & Global Economy, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Facilitators","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), Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Citizen Conferences","National","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","Yes"
"Partizipativer Haushalt: Porto Alegre","admin","","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Graham Smith am 28.11.2009 verfasst wurde. Die Originalversion ist abrufbar unter  http://participedia.net/cases/participatory-budgeting-porto-alegre. In der...","Wed, 11/28/2012 - 14:51","Brazil","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)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"