"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"21st Century Town Meeting","Arfung","","ParticipantsThe participants in 21st Century Town Meetings are usually ordinary citizens who have no particular expertise in the topic under discussions. They are not stakeholders or professional lobbyists.Demographic targets for participants are set,...","Wed, 07/29/2009 - 18:44","500","5000","1 day","several days","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"As the People Want It, Blueprint for a new confederation","Paul Nollen","","Blueprint for a new confederation
This site is based on ""As the People Want It, Blueprint for a new confederation"" published by Fremskrittspartiets Utredningsinstitutt, an independent research institute dedicated to political and economic research and...","Sat, 12/25/2010 - 20:07","","","","","","","No","","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","","","","","Achieving Public Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods, Providing Social Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","","","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization",""
"Asset-Based Community Development","Ffonsok","","Definition
Asset-Based Community Development is a communication methodology that utilizes the individual strengths and skills of citizens to build stronger communities and  establish sustainable development. Instead of focusing on solving a specific...","Mon, 05/31/2010 - 22:06","","","","","","","Yes","Express opinions/preferences only","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Express opinions/preferences only","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","","1 - Not Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization"
"Cabildo Abierto","Aaronmontenegro","","DefinitionCabildo Abierto (pluralized as Cabildos Abiertos), translates as ""Open Town Council."" It is a form of deliberative meeting that has used in South and Central America beginning in the 16th Century. The Cabildo Abierto was originally used to...","Wed, 12/01/2010 - 00:11","2","","1","","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods, Providing Social Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual"
"Choicework Dialogue","richards1000","Choicework Dialogue -- also called Choice-Dialogue or ChoiceDialogue -- developed by Viewpoint Learning, is a structured and facilitated method of face-to-face, in-person deliberation in which a representative sample of approximately 40 individuals deliberates for 8 hours about a policy issue. The method requires participants to read workbooks containing information about the policy issue, consider several possible policy approaches -- each of which is associated with certain values -- for addressing the issue, consider multiple means of funding those policy approaches, identify policy objectives, and then weigh tradeoffs in making feasible policy and funding choices that will further those objectives. Surveys measure participants' beliefs and attitudes about the issue and the policy and funding approaches at the start and the end of the deliberation. Survey results are used by the organization sponsoring the deliberation as evidence of informed public opinion about the issue.","DefinitionChoicework Dialogue -- also called Choice-Dialogue or ChoiceDialogue -- developed by Viewpoint Learning, is a structured and facilitated method of face-to-face, in-person deliberation in which a representative sample of approximately 40...","Mon, 06/11/2012 - 18:40","30","45","8 hours","8 hours","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Other","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Other","Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","5 - Highly Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), For Profit Business"
"Citizen Advisory Board","Jcourter",""," Definition 
	Citizen Advisory Boards are a local government entity which consists of volunteer citizens from the community they represent.  Citizen Advisory Boards add to the deliberative quality of a democracy by involving everyday citizens in...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 13:05","1","100","1","365","US$1","US$999","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Citizen Conferences","sxt5105","","DefinitionCitizen Conferences allow for citizens to deliberate and provide policy recommendations for a government entity.  The government entity can then use these recommendations to better meet the needs of its citizens.ParticipantsThe participants in...","Wed, 11/28/2012 - 07:56","6","18","1 Day","1 Day","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Explaining purpose of the event, question-and-answer session, deliberation, presentation to the public","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution"
"Citizen Councilor Network","Jspady","","The Citizen Councilor Network is overseen by the King County Auditor's Office in Seattle.This method is used in support of the Countywide Community Forums (of King County).NotesThe cost to conduct a ""round"" of the network is highly variable. The more...","Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:18","4","40","21","45","","US$30","No","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Conflict Resolution, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual"
"Citizen Dialogue","richards1000","Citizen Dialogue -- also called ""Citizens' Dialogue"" -- is a public deliberation method created by Canadian Policy Research Networks. The Citizen Dialogue method is based on Viewpoint Learning's Choicework Dialogue method.","DefinitionCitizen Dialogue -- also called Citizens' Dialogue -- is a public deliberation method created by Canadian Policy Research Networks. The Citizen Dialogue method is based on Viewpoint Learning's Choicework Dialogue method. In Citizen Dialogue a...","Fri, 07/13/2012 - 23:25","20","20","8 hours","12 hours","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","National","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","","","","","",""
"Citizens' Jury","Madifish","","DefinitionA Citizens’ Jury is composed of a group 18-24 randomly selected citizens, representative of the demographics in the area, that come together to deliberate on an issue. Over the period of 4-7 days the jury hears from expert witnesses that are...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:06","18","24","4","7","US$35","US$160","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Citizens' Reference Panel","richards1000","","Definition Problems and Purpose History Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Wed, 07/18/2012 - 21:35","24","36","","","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Learning, Meeting the Public, Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)"
"Collaborative Governance","Ed Pastore","","Collaborative governance is a young, emerging form of governance being developed to adapt the traditional aims of direct democracy with the new capabilities presented by the internet. Practical development of this governance method is being undertaken by...","Sun, 02/07/2010 - 16:36","1","","1","","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Other","Other"
"Consensus Conference","Krameraspiri",""," Main Idea and Significance:The public’s opinion and support behind significant topics in specified fields is essential to deriving a common good for society. The ideology protruding behind consensus conferences redefines the path to arrive at a public...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 09:35","10","20","2","3","US$70","US$100","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","National Government, Community Based Organization"
"ConsiderIt","Mitch Johnson","","DefinitionConsiderIt is an internet-based platform that stems from the basis of personal deliberation into a form of public deliberation. It allows users to examine trade-offs and the vantage points of other users on proposed actions such as ballot...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 20:01","1","No Maximim","No Minimum","No Maximum","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","","","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Co-Production, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization"
"Deliberative Polling","Swdgray","","Deliberative Polling is a unique form of political consultation that combines techniques of public opinion research and public deliberation to construct hypothetical representations of what public opinion on a particular issue might look like if citizens...","Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:49","130","450","1","2","US$10","US$50","Yes","","","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Random Selection","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation, Decision-Making","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), National Government","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"Direct Democracy","Paul Nollen","","content:  Related Organisations   Related Cases   Related Methods  Direct Democracy pages on Participedia  DemocracyDemocracy was invented in the ancient city of Athens by Cleisthenes about 2,500 years ago. In Greek, ‘Demos’ means ‘the people of the...","Wed, 12/08/2010 - 13:06","","","","","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","","","","","Community Based Organization",""
"e-Deliberation™","jdcusin","An e‑Deliberation™ event is a collaborative deliberation process mediated online. Participants work individually, in teams, and as a group to address or resolve the Focus of the event. The process is systematic and is consent-based. This approach also allows minority ideas to be considered carefully. The process yields a multipronged, integrated strategy or policy around which there has been a meeting of the minds and a critical mass of persons to ensure its success in implementation. While it is mediated online, groups may elect to meet face to face as well if co-located. e-Deliberation™ is based on the cybernetician Stafford Beer's Team Syntegrity protocol.","Definitione-Deliberation is an online enabling technology for collaborative decision and strategy making by the persons who have the expertise or are impacted by the focus of the e-Deliberation. It provides the thinking process and platform to tie it all...","Mon, 02/04/2013 - 17:37","15","80","6 hours","30 hours","US$1 500","US$5 850","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Other","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection, Appointment, Other","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Other","","see https://www.e-deliberation.com/article/how-it-works","International","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Agenda Formation, Co-Production, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","International Organization, National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","International Organization, National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business"
"Electronic Direct Democracy","Paul Nollen","","Electronic Direct_Democracy (EDD) is the strongest form of direct democracy, in which people are involved in the legislative function. Many advocates think that also important to this notion are technological enhancements to the deliberative process....","Fri, 07/01/2011 - 10:05","","","","","","","Yes","","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","","","Decision-Making","International","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Distributing Individual Material Goods, Providing Social Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization",""
"European Local Democracy Week","Mooreram",""," Definition 
The European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) is an annual event in Europe which fosters local and national participation in promoting the knowledge of local democracy and the idea of democratic participation at a local level. Founded in 2007,...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 19:53","1","500","1","7","US$100","US$100","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","","International","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Implementation","1 - Not Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)"
"Forum Theatre","Ejmoore","","Definition
Forum theatre (also known as ‘popular theatre’ or ‘participatory theatre’) is, at base, theatre as democratic political forum. Each project is stimulated by a specific community’s experience of disempowerment and struggle, and the desire for...","Sat, 11/14/2009 - 20:05","5","500","6","90","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization"
"Initiative Process","Vicnin","The initiative process is a form of direct democracy. Two types of initiative process are widely in use today.  The first is called the citizens’ initiative. In the citizens’ initiative process, citizens draft a legislative bill or constitutional amendment (a “measure”), which they then propose by petition; if the petition receives sufficient popular support, the measure is then placed on the ballot and can be enacted into law by a direct vote of citizens.  The second type of initiative process is called the agenda initiative. In the agenda-initiative process, citizens draft a measure, which they then propose by petition; if the petition receives sufficient popular support, the measure is submitted to the legislature, which decides whether to enact or implement the measure.","DefinitionThe initiative process is a form of direct democracy. Two types of initiative process are widely in use today.  The first is called citizens’ initiative or popular initiative (hereinafter, “citizens’ initiative”). In the citizens’ initiative...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 17:37","","","","","","","No","Other","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Other","Other","","Petition, Campaign, Informal Deliberation, Election","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","","","","","",""
"Japanese Consensus Conference on Genetically Modified Crops","rosekwame","","DefinitionIn 2000, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), a Japanese governmental administration, organized a National Consensus Conference on genetically- modified foods in Tokyo.This conference was brought about because consumer...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 23:40","18","500","2 weekends","4 weekends","US$300 000","US$300 000","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), 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, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","Two preparatory weekends preceded the conference","National","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), 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, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Agenda Formation, Co-Production, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","National Government","National Government"
"Jury","Potapv",""," 


 Definition 

Jury – randomly selected group of citizens of a country that sworn in to participate in deliberation for court to act on behalf of government. In civil courts there are usually six members and in criminal courts there are usually twelve...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 20:00","6","500","","100","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"Kgotla (public assembly)","Waddell.andrew","","Definition:
	Kgotla meetings were large tribal assemblies that were used by Tswana chiefs to discuss important issues, policies and legislation with their subjects. Boris Weber, writing for the World Bank's anti-corruption blog, described the kgotla...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:41","","","","","","","No","Express opinions/preferences only","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Express opinions/preferences only","","Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Model United Nations","Chang Hamilton Situ","","DefinitionModel UN is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to reach students from all walks of life by educating them about international political issues within the United Nations[1]. The Model UN encourages students to act as leaders and...","Sun, 02/26/2012 - 23:59","","","","","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","International","Achieving Public Goods","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","","1 - Not Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","1 - Very Simple","","International Organization, Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","International Organization, Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)"
"National Issues Forum","Haydenemills","","Definition
The National Issues Forum (NIF) is a nationwide network of locally created public forums oriented towards the deliberation of public and political issues. It is a non-partisan network of smaller forums created nationwide whose goal is to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 07:50","2","100","1","14","","US$100","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Preference Articulation, Decision-Making","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Individual, Other","Individual, Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Other"
"New England Town Meetings","Angelasgarla","","Definition
The New England Town Meetings are open forums that promote democracy. The meetings include local and regional officials that attend in order to hear the communities view on public issues. Members can be invited. The town meetings are open and...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:59","20","6","1","45","","US$500","No","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Individual, Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Online Consultations","rlw5296","Online consultations or e-consultations refer to an exchange between government and citizens using the Internet. This consists of using the Internet to ask a group of people their opinion on one or more specific topics, often through the use of open-ended questions. Using this information, governments are more apt to make better citizen-centered policy.","","Mon, 12/03/2012 - 15:40","","","","","","","No","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","","","","","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","","","","","",""
"Organizational Learning","Denis Pageau","","","Sun, 07/31/2011 - 14:13","5","7000000000","1000000","1000000","","US$100 000","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Trust Building","International","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation, Co-Production","1 - Not Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Individual","Individual, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government, Other"
"Parliamentary Procedure","Lurkmoar",""," Definition 
Parliamentary procedure is the set of rules and bylaws adopted by various groups, ranging from the United States House of Representatives to high school Model United Nations clubs. Though its forms differ greatly between locations where it...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 16:17","2","","1","365","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Election","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government, Other","National Government"
"Participatory Budgeting","Boutall","","DefinitionParticipatory budgeting is a decision-making process through which citizens deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources.[1]Participatory budgeting programs are implemented at the behest of governments, citizens,...","Sat, 08/22/2009 - 06:37","","","1","365","US$500","US$50 000","No","","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","2 - Not Very Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Participatory consensus conferences","Tessaw2","","Definition
The model of participatory consensus conference often knows as “the Danish model” and/or “citizens’ panel,” is a way to deliberate on policy issues with high technical content using a combination of lay citizens. The consensus conference...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:30","14","14","4","4","","US$130","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","National Government","National Government"
"Planning Cells","Kms497","","DefinitionPlanning cells is a method for deliberation developed by Prof. Dr. Peter C. Dienel, and is designed to be a sort of ""micro-parliament."" In a planning cell, twenty five people from various backgrounds work together to develop a set of solutions...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 00:41","25","25","4","7","","","Yes","","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Agenda Formation, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Practical Democracy","Koikaze","Practical Democracy is an electoral method that lets every member of the community actively participate in the political process.  It gives each person a way to influence the conduct of their government, to the full extent of their desire and ability.  The method creates a unique merger of self-interest and the public interest, lets the people impress their moral sense on their government, and inexorably advances the common interest.
","IntroductionMethodElective and Appointive OfficesDescriptionHarnessing the Pursuit of Self-InterestBi-DirectionalitySimplified IllustrationTime Lapse ExampleCost And Time ConsumptionConceptWhy Practical Democracy WorksSummaryConclusionSupporting...","Sun, 02/21/2010 - 16:13","3","99","5","312","","US$150 000","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Election","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Implementation","4 - Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Public Hearing","Czimmerman","","“The public hearing is perhaps the most widespread venue for public participation in the United States, used by all levels of government for a variety of purposes.”[1]


 Definition 
A public hearing is a type of public meeting, and much literature...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 01:35","1","","1","","","","Yes","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","","","Public Hearing","","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","","","","Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government","Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"Scenario Workshop","sgzsmith","","DefinitionA Scenario Workshop is a participatory method encouraging local action with a mix of scenario and workshop which aims to solve local problems and anticipate future ones[1]{C}{C}{C}. Scenarios involve narrative descriptions of potential future...","Sun, 02/26/2012 - 19:22","24","32","2 days","3 days","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Acting/Drama, Organized Demonstrations","","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)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Acting/Drama, Organized Demonstrations","","The Critical Phase, The Visionary Phase, and The Implementation Phase","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","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)","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business"
"Study Circles","Shirleykim12","","DefinitionStudy circles -- also called Dialogue-to-Change programs, Dialogue-to-Action, or Dialogue Circles -- emphasize small group deliberation by providing opportunities for members of a community to meet face-to-face and discuss a particular set of...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 08:30","3","300","1","180","","","Yes","","","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Individual"
"University Student Government","Sarah round","","DefinitionUniversity Student Governments serve as the official voice for students in University affairs and to external organizations. When students are brought to the table in the Universities’ decision-making process it ensures multiple voices are...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 09:38","30","40","270","365","US$50","US$700","Yes","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Academic Institution","Academic Institution"
"VoterMedia","Mark Latham","VoterMedia is a new incentive structure for encouraging public interest media to develop, to flourish and to cover issues that matter to a voter community. A typical first-step implementation is a blog competition in a small democracy such as a student union or a municipality. Voters allocate a limited budget of community funds among various competing blogs. This helps to engage and inform voters, better connecting them with elected leaders, thus contributing to better governance. It is designed to improve the policies of democracies and corporations.","DefinitionVoterMedia is an incentive structure for encouraging public interest media to develop, to flourish and to cover issues that matter to a voter community. A typical first-step implementation is a blog competition in a small democracy such as a...","Sun, 02/12/2012 - 17:04","1,000-member community","","1 month","","US$4 000","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","blogging, reading the blogs, commenting, voting, allocation of funds","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation, Public Marketing","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Washington State Initiative Process","Ceric56","","Washington State uses the initiative process which gives direct power to the voters to enact new laws or change existing ones effectively allowing the electorate to place legislation on the ballot so long as they meet certain criteria. By collecting a...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 09:23","","","","","US$5","","Yes","","","","Open to all","","","Decision-Making","","Achieving Public Goods","","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","1 - Always Isolated and Usually Not tied to Other Issues","","","","Individual"
"We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution","Un Gato","","Definition
We the People is an elementary and secondary school oriented civic education process designed to enable students to learn about and address civic issues locally, regionally, and nationally.  It works to allow the student participants to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 15:41","3","42","1","1","","","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","Public Marketing, Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Academic Institution","Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), National Government"
"WE-DECIDE","Erdem","","Thorough documentation will follow.
Interested parties can contact:
info@we-decide.net
www.we-decide.net
","Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:17","50","10","30","90","","US$1","No","","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","","","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","",""