"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Brownfield Cleanup Program, Kips Bay Fuel Terminal Site (New York City, New York, USA)","jeatala","","Problems and PurposeNew York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program was designed as an initiative to encourage the citizens to investigate, clean up and help redevelop brownfields in the area. A brownfield is any real property where redevelopment or reuse may be...","Wed, 01/18/2012 - 14:31","United States","No","","","Community Development, Environment","","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness","Open to all","Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Building Community: The Uniontown Story","Kmcguane","Since April 2000, Auburn University’s Economic Development Institute (EDI) has been part of a learning exchange organized by the Kettering Foundation. The research explores practical ways that strengthening the capacity of citizens to engage the concerns of their communities can be made the focus of economic development strategies. The research takes as a premise that economic vitality of a place depends on the capacity of its people to make collective choices and act in concert on shared concerns. EDI is particularly concerned with ways these insights can be used by people in places struggling with persistent poverty. In what follows EDI reports on what it has learned from its ongoing exchange with people in a small town in the economically-distressed region of west Alabama called the “Black Belt.”","Problems and PurposeUniontown, a community of about 3,000, is located in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt, named for a deposit of dark, fertile soil extending from Mississippi’s border through the heart of Alabama. This region faces declining population...","Mon, 08/22/2011 - 20:04","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Advisory Board","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Citizen Participation Plan for Pittsburgh 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan ","VOLCHKOA","This case study focuses mainly on the Citizen Participation Plan used for the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan for the City of Pittsburgh. The Consolidated Plan is to implement Federal programs for housing, and community and economic development activities within the City of Pittsburgh. This plan covers the specific period of April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2014. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on February 15, 2010. It involves citizens in important decisions that will affect the city, and it shows how citizen views are used in order to form the Consolidated Plan. ","Purpose and HistoryPittsburgh’s Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) for the 2010-2014 Five Year Consolidated Plan used a combination of civic and community engagement methods to include citizens and civic society in the planning process.  The overall goal...","Sun, 01/01/2012 - 20:34","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator, Formal Testimony","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Public Hearing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"
"Citizens At Work: Engaging for Prosperous Communities","Kmcguane","","BackgroundThe Citizens at Work Project: A Diagnostic Approach to Learning‐Based ChangeRandall Nielsen, Kettering FoundationThe Kettering Foundation studies the things people need to do as citizens in democratic governance. These responsibilities can be...","Tue, 08/16/2011 - 15:24","United States","Yes","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Economic Development","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberative Democracy","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual","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"
"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"
"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"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Annayork",""," The Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) was established jointly by the Minnesota state legislature and the Minneapolis city council in 1990 to revitalize inner city neighborhoods. The NRP represented a procedural innovation, with a...","Thu, 09/17/2009 - 02:02","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","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"
"New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling (2010)","kgl5000","This case study features the 2010 New Hampshire Community Conversations on Expanded Gambling.  The study involved several hundred New Hampshire citizens from around the state participating in facilitated small-group dialogues on 13 Feb 2010, in 11 cities and towns statewide.  The event was lead by faculty of the University of New Hampshire and its findings were presented to the Governor’s Study Commission on Expanded Gaming on 18 May 2010. ","Problems and PurposeNew Hampshire has an established history of legalized gambling, with poker events, bingo nights, Lucky-7 ticket sales, and wagering at the state‘s race tracks bringing in a total of $615 million in 2008.  However, though New Hampshire...","Sat, 12/08/2012 - 17:31","United States","No","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 08:30","Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 15:30","Budgeting, Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.), Other","","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Citizen Dialogue","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)","No"
"New Hampshire Public Conversations on Outdoor Recreation","psuq5122","This case study will focus on the issue of need for better outdoor recreation resources. Through a series of small group facilitated dialogues and listening sessions, organized and hosted by NH Listens, the state of New Hampshire's citizens were able to come together to collaborate and deliberate on what they thought were the outdoor recreation needs, challenges, and opportunities in their state and their local communities. ","Problems and PurposeThe problem is that citizens feel that there are not enough outdoor recreation resources and opportunities, more specifically for those individuals that have limited access and use of the outdoor recreation resources for reasons...","Sun, 12/09/2012 - 23:29","United States","No","Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 14:30","Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 17:30","Education & Schools, Environment","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Listen/watch as spectator","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Government-Owned Corporation","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","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), Community Based Organization, Individual","Yes"
"Obama's Open Government Directive","Jessolivas33","","Problems and PurposeThe Open Government Directive is an effort by the Obama Administration to create an unprecedented level of openness in government. One of President Obama’s main goals since his first day in office has been to increase transparency,...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 03:12","United States","Yes","","","Education & Schools, Budgeting, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Immigration, National & International Security, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems), Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","All governmental agencies","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","National Government","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Citizen Dialogue","International","National Government","National Government","Yes"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"Redesigning of Onondaga Lake (Syracuse, New York)","Loleary","This case study features public meetings and discussions organized by the New York Department of Environmental Conversation (NYSDEC)  in order to ensure that  citizen input was included in the process of designing plans to clean up the polluted Onondaga Lake.  The process of redesigning the lake began in 1992, but the move to include citizen input began in 2006."," Problems and Purpose Years of industrial pollution dumped into Onondaga Lake near Syracuse, New York, resulted in a serious public health threat to the local community. In the 1990s, the US EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental...","Sat, 12/24/2011 - 21:17","United States","Yes","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","No"
"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"
"Tillamook Bay National Estuaries Project","Alberdelli","","Problems and PurposeSixty miles west of Portland, carved into the northern coastline of Oregon, lies Tillamook Bay. It is fed by five main tributary streams that drain from a watershed basin of approximately 540 square miles, and linked to the open ocean...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 15:31","United States","Yes","Monday, May 31, 2010 - 17:00","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Paid Staff","","National Government","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment","Collaborative Governance, 21st Century Town Meeting, Study Circles","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Town Center (North Brunswick, New Jersey)","chibbark","","Problems and PurposeIn 2004, the large pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson relocated its large manufacturing and research plant located in North Brunswick, New Jersey. After the company left, the township wanted to obtain the desires of the...","Thu, 12/22/2011 - 15:42","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberative Polling","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Yes"
"Transportation Priorities Project","Waltsearch","The Transportation Priorities Project (TPP) was conducted as a progressive series of community meetings, forums, and a summit to advance understanding and determine transportation system development and funding priorities for the Clark County region.  In August through November 2002, just under 500 individuals  participated in TPP’s keypad polling system which was meant to engage, inform and record the opinions, preferences , and concerns of participants at 40 culturally, economically, and geographically diverse meetings.
","SummaryInterACT’s Transportation Priorities Project Dream It, Fund It, Build It InterACT, a subsidiary of Identity Clark County (a private, non-profit organization focused on community and economic development), recognized an impending implosion of voter...","Tue, 12/08/2009 - 03:55","United States","No","Friday, July 31, 2009 - 17:00","Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Community-based participatory research","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Other","No"
"Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program","Merete Schultze","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. ","Anmerkung: Dies ist die deutsche Übersetzung einer englischen Fallstudie, die von Anna York am 17.09.2009 verfasst wurde. Das Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP, deutsche Übersetzung in etwa: Minneapolis Nachbarschafts-...","Sun, 01/20/2013 - 05:38","United States","No","Sunday, December 31, 1989 - 16:00","Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 16:00","Economic Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","administrators","Negotiate & Bargain","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Election","Collaborative Governance","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","No"