In response to the 1994 Popular Participation Law mandating the decentralization of government processes, USAID implemented the Democratic Development and Citizens Participation project to strengthen local, community-based governance.
A deliberative polling experiment used to explore the forms of democratic deficits that directly affect EU citizens, evidenced by the low turn-out in the 2009 European Parliament (EP) elections. Participants selected from more than 4,000 European citizens from 27 member states were polled for their views on immigration, climate change...
This case study features a case organized by By the People in collaboration with the Center for Deliberative Democracy, allowing 317 Michigan citizens to participate in a deliberative poll in November 2009. The three day event eventually was turned into a NewsHour program broadcasted by PBS throughout Michigan in January 2010.
An online information and discussion hub designed to help the European Parliament raise awareness on the topic of climate change and energy among the EU citizens, especially the new generations, and to propose the most appropriate policy responses at all institutional levels.
OLAnet was created to foster greater collaboration between agencies, organizations, community members, and others dedicated to service in a specific area of community need. The OLAnet Community Alliance Framework, is a component which allows the OLAnet Database to categorize news, events, organizations, and other entries according to the category which...