James Fishkin’s first attempt at a national deliberative poll in the United States fell short in 1992; however, the National Issues Convention, his second attempt was held in 1996. The $4 Million project coincided with the 1996 election season and featured almost 500 randomly selected participants meeting in Austin, Texas...
Created by the government of British Columbia, Canada, the Assembly, made up of 160 randomly selected citizens, was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province.
A series of conferences held to allow New Mexican citizens to submit budgetary and policy recommendations for the New Mexico Department of Transportation's 2030 Multimodal Transportation Plan.
Albany City Council in Western Australia requested to have their administration building relocated to an area outside of the city centre. The state government refused permission. The state department for planning and infrastructure was not convinced that the city council had sufficiently consulted with the Albany community, and it decided...
A large-scale three-day deliberation that asked citizens to address the question of how the Australian government could be strengthened to better serve the people. 13 proposals were developed and presented to the Australian Parliament. This event also provides an important vault of resources for future research.
