"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Citizen Participation in the Revision of the Regulatory Communal Plan of Estación Central","christophersmith","The process of citizen participation that took place in the revision and study of the Regulatory Communal Plan (Plan Regulador Comunal) of the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile will be presented and analyzed in this paper.  This case is of high national importance thanks to the combination of the emergent practice of citizen participation with one of the most relevant instruments for urban planning in the city: the Regulatory Communal Plan. ","History and Background Estación Central.Estación Central is a commune in the metropolitan region of Chile, which is located in the downtown area of Santiago. Estación Central bases its name on the city’s Central Railway Station (Estación Central de...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:16","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","","No"
"Democratic Schools: the example of Hadera in Israel","danielm","This article describes how deliberative democracy works at the ""Democratic School of Hadera"" in Israel. ","IntroductionThe school is the state school where young people are turned into state persons and thus into nothing other than henchmen of the state. Walking to school, I was walking into the state and, since the state destroys people, into the institution...","Sun, 05/26/2013 - 08:54","Israel","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Direct Democracy SA (""Never again vote for a 5 year dictator"")","Jim Powell","To educate the voters that there is an alternative to the current system","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us compete it.SummaryDirect Democracy SA is an attempt to reform the South African electoral system by using citizen advocacy to convince currently elected politicans to...","Wed, 12/28/2011 - 09:21","United States","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Federal Community Cabinets (Australia)","qmayne",""," Note: This article is in need of assistance with editing and content. Moreover, it may be that this article should be included in the ""methods"" section, as it is more a description of a method than it is a detailed summary of how the method was used....","Tue, 04/24/2012 - 14:21","Australia","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Globplex e-Région Province d'Essaouira (Français)","Paul Nollen","Plateforme Interactive sur chaque Sujet, Secteur et Territoire de la Globplex-DataBank
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","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Problems and Purpose History Originating Entities and Funding...","Wed, 01/11/2012 - 09:13","Morocco","Yes","","","","","","","","","Globplex","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","","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"
"Il Padule Che Vorremmo (Ponte Buggianese, Italy)","Jandroots","","PROBLEM AND PURPOSEIl processo partecipativo che ha preso il nome di “Il Padule che vorremmo” è stato avviato dal Comune di Ponte Buggianese con il sostegno dell'Autorità regionale della partecipazione della Regione Toscana.Il problema in questione,...","Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:04","Italy","No","Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 17:00","Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 16:00","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Professionals","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Yes"
"La Bottega del Futuro (Casamassima, Italy)","Luca.stigliani","","AbstractIl progetto La Bottega del Futuro è un percorso volto ad attivare il confronto pubblico con i cittadini, attraverso la partecipazione e il dialogo. L'obiettivo è quello di elaborare idee e proposte per migliorare la qualità della vita, attraverso...","Tue, 06/21/2011 - 14:27","Italy","No","","","Economic Development, Environment","Professionals","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government","Yes"
"Law-making 2.0 by Wikivote (Russia)","yarmakhov","In April 2010 Wikivote was approached by the Russian Ministry of Education with a request to develop a crowdsourcing platform for evaluating and editing the draft for the new Law on Education. This task was fulfilled according to the approach discussed above. For testing the model we used the chapter ""General education"". Our goal was to invite Russian experts, teachers and parents to an in-depth analysis of the Law, evaluating and discussing its overall concept and items, soliciting ideas for improving statements of the law and making new suggestions.

The Law on Education is a major discussion  issue in the Russian political life. The quality of education in Russia is one of the major concerns as the vast majority of Russian families have K-12 students. Most discussed issues, such as mandatory graduation testing, religious education and deteriorating quality of public school education are highly debated. We assumed that the community for discussing the subject is very broad and set no limitations on age, affiliation or status of participants. Our approach to lawmaking is quite different from the existing practice, in which access to creating and making amendments to laws is granted only to a very limited group of ""experts"", whose expertise is mainly based only to their proximity to the governing bodies. This corresponds with previous research which showed that maximum results are received in crowdsourcing campaigns where certain level of the participants' knowledge of the field is combined with their diversity.

The text of the draft Law was decomposed into 11 articles and 71 items. Each item became a subject to discussion and improvement.  Each item of the Law was posted on the site as a separate page. Upon registration users could make a vote in favor or against the draft, comment on it or suggest their own versions, which was done as a result of saving a previously edited version of an item under the user's name. User created item versions were also commented and evaluated.

Then, potential participants were invited, for which purpose we used expert mailing lists and social networks. We did not try to solicit a vast number of potential contributors; a right balance between the number, expertise and diversity of the ""crowd"" was essential. During the testing period in May - August 2010 512 users joined the community and participated in discussing and evaluating the Law. This number proved to be quite adequate for the targeted goals, as larger number of participants could negatively affect the service performance.","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.Summary In 2010, the Russian Ministry of Education asked Wikivote to develop a crowdsource platform for evaluating and editing the draft of the new Law on...","Mon, 12/26/2011 - 16:26","Russia","No","","","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","National Government","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Wikivote ","National","National Government","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","No"
"Medellín, Colombia. Local Planning and Participatory Budgeting","christophersmith","","Problems and Purpose Local planning and participatory budgeting is a participatory citizen democratic process which has two tasks:1. The construction and implementation of the local development plans in each community and jurisdiction2. and the...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:15","Colombia","No","","","Budgeting","","","","","","Participatory Budgeting","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Multi-option Referendums: The Cases of Puerto Rico and Newfoundland","Paul Nollen","Multi option referendums have often been discussed in relation to referendums on ethnic and national issues. There have been relatively high profile referendums with several options in Sweden, e.g. in 1955 when three pension systems were put to a vote and in 1980, when the future of Nuclear Energy was decided in a three-option referendum. But multi-option referendums have also been discussed in relation to the referendum on independence or ‘devolution max’ (independence but with the same currency and foreign policy) in Scotland.","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 Linkshttp://www.cps.org.uk/blog/q/date/...","Tue, 01/24/2012 - 06:30","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Neighbourhood Recovery Programme ""I Love My Neighbourhood"" (Programa Quiero Mi Barrio) - Chile","sarahkcp","The I Love my Neighbourhood recovery plan is a project launched by the Chilean government in order to integrate the different levels of government and the citizens involved in the recovery of neighbourhoods which have suffered from urban decay. The programme seeks to create participatory events to involve citizens in the elaboration of the recovery plan known as the neighbourhood contract, the implementation and the delivery of the works, as well as create sustainable conditions for maintenance of the improvements. What is sought is not only the recovery of the physical space, but also of the integration of the community and its retaking of the public spaces.","Problems and PurposeThe Neighbourhood Recovery programme ""I Love My Neighbourhood"" (ILMN – programme Quiero Mi Barrio in spanish) was developed and implemented by the administration of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010). The main...","Mon, 06/03/2013 - 11:39","Chile","Yes","","","Community Development, Poverty Reduction, Environment, National & International Security, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Neighbourhood Development Council (CVD in Spanish)","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all, Election","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","National Government, Community Based Organization","Yes"
"New South Wales Public Deliberation on Electricity Generation","Xion Salamander","The New South Wales Public Deliberative process was a citizens' policy jury tasked with deciding appropriate forms of energy generation in New South Wales. Funded by the newDemocracy foundation, the citizens policy jury convened in two locations of 45 participants: one was located in Sydney and the other in Tamworth.","Problems and PurposeThe objective of the Citizens' Jury on Energy Economics and Security for New South Wales for the Public Accounts Committee of the NSW Parliament was  to agree on an order of preference, barriers to adoption (including financial...","Tue, 12/11/2012 - 20:21","Australia","No","","","Budgeting, Science & Technology, Other","","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Other","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","Individual","Yes"
"No to the Costanera Norte Coalition","christophersmith","The construction of the East West System (Costanera Norte), the first urban highway in the Metropolitan Region of Chile, was a complicated and time consuming process. This transpired during the implementation of environmental institutionalism which coincided additionally with the introduction private actors in the construction of public infrastructure through a concessions scheme. This conflict concerns citizen opposition against this project set under the banner of the coalition “No a la Costanera Norte” or “No to the Costanera Norte”.  This organization was put together by a group of affected citizen organizations.  After their initial immersion, there were accordingly modifications implemented to the project which partially favored the interests of the citizens organized in the coalition.  By the time the conflict was solved and the concession works were materialized, the coalition channeled its social capital and interests toward a sustainable city in through non-governmental organization City Lives (Organización No Gubernamental Ciudad Viva), which was able to establish itself as a respectable and visible citizen group recognized by political authorities, academics, and citizens up until today. This goes to show that through conflicts between citizens and state, legacy is ultimately a lesson for all actors involved, including those who are submitted to new ways of projecting and understanding the city and a state agency which should become responsible for more complicated scenarios concerning both the environment and a new conception of an active and demanding citizenry. ","HistoryThe conflict began in 1996 when neighbors in Bellavista began to find out through a series of rumors that a highway project would cross through their neighborhood. This boiled down to an urban megaproject at a distance of more than 33km. This...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:22","Chile","No","","","Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","","No"
"PartecipAttivaMente Politiche Giovanili Attive (Italian)","fedele congedo","PartecipAttivamente è un percorso partecipato sviluppato dal Comune di Galatina e facilitato da Città Fertile. Promuove una rete di contatti che gravitano attorno agli spazi urbani, per implementare e sollecitare idee ed azioni rivolte ai giovani, perchè siano attivatori della partecipazione.  
Scambi di idee, reti di collaborazione, ascolto di esperienze e progetti per lo sviluppo degli spazi urbani. Nella consapevolezza che le nuove tecnologie ed i media hanno di fatto cambiato i metodi e i tempi della partecipazione e della rappresentanza democratica, non più solo verticale, dentro i tradizionali partiti politici e nei sindacati, ma orizzontale, diffusa e informale, con gruppi di supporto per campagne e cause, lungo canali di comunicazione non tradizionali e immediati. PartecipAttivaMente è un evento in divenire. Pur svolgendosi in un luogo fisico definito, utilizza questi stessi canali digitali, a disposizione di tutti.","","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 16:42","Italy","No","","","Education & Schools, Higher Education & Lifelong Learning","","","","","","","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","","","No"
"Participation for sustainable environmental development and social integration in public spaces in the commune of la Reina","christophersmith","This article presents an interesting case of urban planning with citizen participation developed in Santiago, Chile. The case is primarily about the development and implementation of a standard methodology that allows for a real appropriation of public space by citizens, developing urban spaces that are sustainable over time.

The main feature of the developed methodology is its flexibility which allows it to adapt to multiple projects and contexts. This can be seen from the description of the first four pilot applications of the methodology developed in the district of La Reina and their respective particularities. A macro analysis of the results, strengths, and weaknesses of the methodology as well as its implementation are presented.
","Problems and Purpose The management of public space is frequently completed without incorporating the major stakeholders. This all translates into the non-appropriation of space on the behalf of neighbors. This simultaneously leads to a minimized use and...","Fri, 04/19/2013 - 03:19","Chile","No","","","Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","","","","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","","No"
"Science: you decide","Cobi","","Note:  This article is in need of assistance with editing and content.  Please help us complete it.","Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:17","Australia","No","Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 17:00","Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 17:00","Budgeting, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","university researchers","","Academic Institution","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Academic Institution","Academic Institution","Yes"
"The Second Constitution of the United States: A new and improved draft for the 21st century","Thomas Wright Sulcer","This proposed replacement aims to keep the best of the current Constitution (e.g. checks and balances, divided government) but with substantial improvements (e.g. foreign policy architecture, citizenship, rotation of offices.) My purpose in proposing an alternative is (1) to demonstrate that an improved Constitution is possible and (2) encourage leading thinkers to collaborate to draft an even better version and (3) to have the best version ratified by the American people. I have tried my best to make it nonpartisan. This document is public domain. Feel free to copy it without attribution. Sections have been copied from the current US Constitution. -- tom sulcer December 21, 2011","Note:  This article is need of assistance with content and editing.  Please help us complete it.SummaryThis is a proposed revision of the United States Constitution which aims to improve the current Constitution in areas such as foreign policy...","Wed, 12/21/2011 - 14:09","United States","No","","","Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, & Corrections, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Toronto Civics 101","TorontoCivicEngagement","","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, 05/21/2013 - 09:19","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"UK's Virtual Parliament","wenger1989","The Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to vote on policy ideas and suggest their own. ","Problems and PurposeIt encourages two way conversations between policy creators and the public that results in enhanced policies and a bettter informed public.HistoryThe Virtual Parliament is a not for profit UK website that allows the general public to...","Fri, 02/24/2012 - 20:08","United States","No","","","","","","","","","","","","","No"
"Über Demokratie in der Schule – das Beispiel Hadera","danielm","Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Funktions- und Wirkungsweise demokratischer Schulen am Beispiel der ""Demokratischen Schule Hadera"" in Israel","EinleitungDie Schule ist die Staatsschule, in welcher die jungen Menschen zu Staatsmenschen werden und also zu nichts anderem als zu Staatshandlangern gemacht werden. Ging ich in die Schule, ging ich in den Staat …(Thomas Bernhard: Alte Meister,...","Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:23","Israel","No","","","Children & Youth, Education & Schools","","","","","","","","","","No"