"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"Communities Creating Racial Equity Initiative","Ashlep3","","DefinitionEveryday Democracy is an organization whose mission is “to help communities develop their own ability to solve problems by exploring ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to create change.” Their goal is to address many...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 16:53","10","3","720","720","US$10","US$90","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making","2 - Not Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)"
"Deliberation day","Jkim0802","","Definition""Deliberation Day - a new national holiday."" [1] With this statement Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin were the first to propose Deliberation Day (DDay) as a method for having citizens deliberating 2 weeks before the national elections for 2...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 00:20","15","70","1","2","US$993","US$2","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation","2 - Not Very Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","National Government","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)"
"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)"
"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)"
"Social Forum","Kylab",""," Definition  A Social Forum is a one to four day event that addresses a wide number of topics of concern to civil society organizations and individuals opposed to neoliberal economic globalization through workshops, demonstrations, panels and plenary...","Mon, 06/28/2010 - 21:29","10","500000","1","4","","","No","Negotiate & Bargain","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Negotiate & Bargain","","","International","Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Implementation, Preference Articulation","2 - Not Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Individual, Other",""
"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"