"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform","Arfung","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of 160 citizens selected ar random from throughout the province. These members met approximately every other weekend for one year to deliberate about alternative voting arrangements. ","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of...","Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:30","Canada","No","Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Deliberation, Direct Democracy, Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Democratic Innovations in Germany","Geissel",""," Problems and PurposeIn respect to the question of why participatory innovations are gaining support and what stimulates their development, democratic innovations are usually seen as a response to the general dissatisfaction with representative...","Fri, 05/14/2010 - 08:40","Germany","Yes","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","","","Open to all","Direct Democracy, Consensus Conference","National","","National Government","No"
"Indonesia Direct Democracy Experiment","Tvelamoor","","Purpose and ProblemThe purpose of the Indonesia Direct Democracy Experiment was to discover and assess the virtues of direct democracy. Stemming from the Kecamatan Development Project, the experiment aimed to discover and explore the concept that direct...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 11:14","Indonesien","No","Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 17:00","Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","International Organization, Academic Institution","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Random Selection, Appointment","Direct Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Other","No"
"The ""Lange Wapper"" Project in Antwerp, Belgium","Paul Nollen","","AbstractThis case study features a referendum on a controversial viaduct in Antwerp, Belgium. The construction of this viaduct was highly troubled and costly from the beginning, attracting heavy criticism from multiple groups. A referendum ultimately...","Mon, 09/19/2011 - 06:07","Belgium","No","","","Budgeting, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","No interaction among participants","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Direct Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","National Government, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","No"
"Indonesiens Direktdemokratie Experiment","Tupai","","Zweck und ProblemstellungDer Zweck des Indonesischen Direktdemokratie Experiments war es die Vorteile einer direkten Demokratie zu erschließen und zu ermessen. Das Experiment ist dem Kecamatan Development Project (KDP) entsprungen und zielte darauf ab,...","Mon, 05/06/2013 - 05:45","Vereinigte Staaten","No","Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 17:00","Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only","International Organization, Academic Institution","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Random Selection, Appointment","Direct Democracy","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Other","No"