Data

General Issues
Energy
Governance & Political Institutions
Location
Tanzania
Start Date
End Date
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
370
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberative Polling®
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Type of Funder
Philanthropic Organization
Non-Governmental Organization
Academic Institution
Evaluation Report Links
How should Tanzania use its natural gas? Citizens’ views from a nationwide Deliberative Poll

CASE

Tanzania: First National Deliberative Poll in Africa

March 4, 2024 friedel.marquardt
July 5, 2022 Nina Sartor
June 23, 2022 CDD
General Issues
Energy
Governance & Political Institutions
Location
Tanzania
Start Date
End Date
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
370
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberative Polling®
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Type of Funder
Philanthropic Organization
Non-Governmental Organization
Academic Institution
Evaluation Report Links
How should Tanzania use its natural gas? Citizens’ views from a nationwide Deliberative Poll

Soon after Tanzania’s discovery of major natural gas reserves, we invited a nationally representative sample of voters to an intensive public deliberation of policy options featuring nationally recognized experts and small-group discussions.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Internal Initiative for Impact Evaluation, International Growth Centre, Canada's International Research Council

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

Deliberative polling

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

Centre for Global Development blog post: https://www.cgdev.org/blog/tanzania-poll-results-can-deliberative-democracy-cure-resource-curse  

Impact evaluation report: https://www.3ieimpact.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/IE70-TW8-Tanzania-democratic.pdf  

References

External Links

Notes