An evaluation of deliberative citizens’ assemblies across 15 Western European countries, examining whether these processes can re-engage politically dissatisfied citizens.
Read MoreA course support guide outlining social theater as a tool for community engagement and social change in Moldova, focusing on participatory methods like forum and legislative theater.
Read MoreAn online post explaining the origins and functioning of forum theater, focused on its implementation in the Bulgarian context.
Read MoreA guide to help civil servants at the local level in Georgia implement innovative mechanisms and effectively manage participatory processes.
Read MoreThe guide includes theoretical elements and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the context of the region of Andalusia (Spain)
Read MoreA manual designed to help Georgian municipalities and civil society representatives in monitoring and evaluating participatory budgeting (PB) projects.
Read MoreThis guide includes theoretical background and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the Andalusia region of Spain.
Read MoreA manual offering tools and examples of good practices to implement a participatory approach in Croatian decision-making processes, including examples of participatory budgeting and citizen panels across Europe.
Read MoreA chapter on mixed methods research and its application in the investigation of deliberative democracy.
Read MoreA model of a citizens' climate assembly developed in the Balearic Islands region in Spain, adapted specifically for a region formed by islands (archipelago).
Read MoreThis guide helps Spanish municipalities plan citizen participation to achieve more democratic, legitimate and socially beneficial municipal management.
Read MoreDocument detailing the Austria Climate Council, a citizens' climate assembly of 84 randomly selected citizens. It was established following a 2020 climate referendum signed by nearly 400,000 Austrians.
Read MoreResearch report on democratic innovations, analyzing participatory culture and experiences in Georgia, Ghana, India, Lebanon, Malawi, Nigeria, North Macedonia, South Korea, Taiwan, and parts of Latin America.
Read MoreAn academic article using "robust governance" as a framework for assessing the design of integrating deliberative mini-publics into complex political structures, through the use of six national climate assemblies as case studies.
Read MoreA video and report on the process and proposals from Poland's citizens' assembly on energy costs, organized by the Shipyard Foundation, which took place between September and December 2022.
Read MoreUseful tools for workshops and activities at every stage of planning, designing and facilitating a community-led placemaking process with citizens.
Read MoreThis resource provides guidance, methods and tools for designing and organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, particularly aimed at teachers working in schools and educational institutions.
Read MoreA ready-to-use practical toolkit for organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, aimed at teachers working in schools and other educational institutions.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting began in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the early 1990s and spread around the world, but its use has since declined in Brazil. This paper examines the causes for this change.
Read MoreThis practical guidance is for policy officials who are thinking about organising a climate assembly.
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