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2019 Byron Shire Council: The Byron Model

As part of Byron Shire Council's 2019 Byron Model of Democracy, an 18-person citizens' panel met at 6 sessions across 3 months to provide recommendations on how to make democratic decisions in Byron Shire that can be widely supported.

Updated March 26, 2024

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Moorebank Intermodal Citizens' Jury (Sydney, AU)

An organization set up by the Australian government to oversee development of a new freight terminal in Moorebank, a Sydney suburb, established a $1 million 'local benefits fund' for the community and convened a Citizens' Jury of 18 local residents to decide how best to spend it.

Updated February 6, 2024

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EU Citizens’ Dialogue in Passau

The EU Citizens’ Dialogue in Passau was one of three interactive cross-border Citizens’ Dialogues designed to increase citizen engagement with the EU. The dialogue was conducted with Czech, Austrian, and German citizens as well as various EU, regional, and local politicians [1].

Updated October 4, 2022

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Europe Wide Views on Sustainable Consumption

In October 2014, over 1000 European citizens in 11 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Belgium) participated in discussions and voted on various issues relating to sustainable consumption.

Updated September 25, 2022

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World Wide Views' Global Consultation on Biodiversity

In 2012, the WWV Consultation on Biodiversity involved over 3000 participants over 34 citizen consultations in 25 countries on the same day. The consultation was part of wider citizen participation project to identify and ensure public opinion is considered by policy makers.

Updated July 25, 2022

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World Wide Views Citizen Participation Project on Global Warming

The World Wide Views Citizen Participation Project on Global Warming was the first of three international public consultation and opinion gathering initiatives lead by the World Wide Views Alliance. It involved the first use of the World Wide Views methodology.

Updated July 25, 2022

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The World Wide Views on Climate and Energy

The World Wide Views on Climate and Energy were effective global citizens’ consultations to collect and deliver opinions of about 10,000 global citizens for 97 debates from 76 countries to the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) on critical climate change and energy transition

Updated July 25, 2022

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Planning Cells on Future Wrangelkiez

In 1999, the 78 members of the Planning Cells on Future Wrangelkiez met to help design a model for the development of the Wrangelkiez for the next three decades.

Updated May 31, 2022

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Nationwide Deliberative Polling on Constitutional Amendment of Mongolia, 2017

From April 28th to 30th, 2017, 669 members of the Deliberative Poll on Constitutional Amendments met to deliberate on six possible constitutional amendments.

Updated May 26, 2022

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Yarra Valley Water Citizens' Jury

Yarra Valley Water is the water provider for nearly 2 million people in Melbourne. In 2017, they enlisted the help of a Citizens' Jury to help develop its five year price plan.

Updated April 19, 2022

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Vision 2030 - Living Darwin

The City of Darwin council convened a deliberative process with 80 Darwin residents to help draft a Strategic Plan for Darwin's future in 2030.

Updated April 12, 2022

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Better Suburbs Program for Canberra

Canberra has a growing population and the ACT government undertook a community consultation process as a pilot project for participatory budgeting in the city. Participants were asked to consider budgeting priorities for Canberra's suburbs.

Updated April 5, 2022

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The First Gdańsk Citizens' Panel

Across three meetings from November to December 2016, the 63 members of the First Gdańsk Citizens' Panel deliberated how the municipality should respond in the event of heavy rain in the context of climate change.

Updated March 24, 2022

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Camden Council’s Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Crisis

Camden Council’s Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Crisis took place in July 2019. Members discussed potential action on climate change that can be taken in the home, neighbourhood and council. The assembly produced 17 recommendations to inform the council's Climate Action Plan.

Updated February 7, 2022

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Participatory Planning Process: 'Region of Consciousness' Austria

The "Region of Consciousness" public engagement process involved citizens in the redesign of the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps to responsibly preserve historical buildings while including ideas for development.

Updated October 25, 2021

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City of Canada Bay Citizens' Panel on Council Services

In 2012, the City of Canada Bay Council convened a citizens' panel to obtain the advice of citizens in making decisions for the range and quality of council services for the period 2014-18. The citizens' panel worked in parallel to a randomly selected group of council staff.

Updated October 16, 2021

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Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Democratic Participation in Wales

A deliberative body established to explore and suggest new and improved ways citizens can shape their future and have a greater say in democracy through the National Assembly of Wales. The National Assembly Commission w as to use the CA’s conclusions to inform its final decisions.

Updated September 15, 2021

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Deliberative Participatory Budgeting in Puxing Subdistrict, Shanghai

In Puxing Subdistrict, Shanghai, in 2015, Deliberative Polling® was embedded into a participatory budgeting initiative. One of the first in urban China, it successfully integrated public participation and deliberation in allocating money from a Neighborhood Self-Governance Fund.

Updated June 24, 2021

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Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review on Measure 73: Mandatory Minimum Criminal Sentencing

A review of a state-wide ballot initiative on mandatory minimum criminal sentences. Using Oregon's unique system of Citizens' Initiative Review, participants deliberated for several days to deliver an informed judgement which was circulated to state ballot voters.

Updated April 24, 2021

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South Korean Citizens' Jury on Nuclear Construction

From September 13, 2017 until October 15, 2017, a stratified random sample of 471 South Korean citizens were educated on the merits and drawbacks of continuing construction on two nuclear reactors, Shin-Kori 5 and 6.

Updated April 24, 2021