"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Alternative University Project (Montreal, Canada)","Alli Welton","","Problems and PurposeThe Alternative University Project (AltU) grew out of the frustration felt by a group of McGill and Concordia University students about the growing inaccessibility of the Quebec higher education system. The AltU is a collection of...","Tue, 07/17/2012 - 15:46","Canada","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Higher Education & Lifelong Learning","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution","Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","University Student Government","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Individual","Individual","Yes"
"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"
"Bridgeport (Connecticut) Community Conversations","Peter Levine","Addressing serious problems in the education system in a declining industrial city. Forty official ""Community Conversations"" were widely imitated in the city, leading to an unknown number of deliberative forums. Made difficult decisions, such as shifting limited resources from teen after-school programs to programs for younger children. Caused public support for increased spending on the schools.","The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Peter Levine.Project DescriptionProblem and ObjectiveAddressing serious problems...","Fri, 05/17/2013 - 17:09","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Community Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","No"
"Citizen Councils of Grenoble, France","Paulinecescau","","SummarySince 2002, the city of Grenoble, France, has engaged citizens in public decision-making through participatory committees and town meetings. Residents have been able to express their opinions and make recommendations on city planning, education,...","Tue, 06/14/2011 - 11:47","France","Yes","Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 16:00","","Arts & Culture, Education & Schools, Community Development, Environment, 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), Raise public awareness","Open to all","21st Century Town Meeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"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"
"Shimer College Assembly","Visviva","","Purpose and ProblemThe purpose of the Assembly of Shimer College is to guide the internal governance of this small, independent Great Books college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, and to provide a central forum for deliberating on matters...","Tue, 11/30/2010 - 01:52","United States","Yes","Saturday, December 31, 1977 - 16:00","","Education & Schools","Elected volunteers","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Academic Institution","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","University Student Government, Parliamentary Procedure, Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","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"
"Uzzano - ""Una scuola per tutti""","Edak87","","UZZANO: “A school for all”General Context and HistoryThe Municipality of Uzzano registered significant population growth in recent years, with a increase from 4,016 inhabitants (1991) to 5,182 in (Istat 2007). From the social point of view Uzzano...","Sun, 10/23/2011 - 20:53","Italy","No","Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 16:00","Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection","Citizen Dialogue, Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Individual","Yes"