A report looking at public deliberation in citizens' climate assemblies, with a focus on the Climate Assembly UK, which was the first United Kingdom-wide citizens' assembly on climate change.
Read MoreThis guide goes into detail on how the question in a deliberative process, such as a citizens' assembly or jury, should be framed.
Read MoreLATINNO is the first comprehensive and systematic source of data on new institutions for citizen participation evolving in Latin America — so-called democratic innovations.
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 report describes the Participatory Budgeting approach adopted by Makueni and West Pokot counties (Kenya). It seeks to provide detailed information on the step by step process that the two counties have adopted and describes the support provided by the Kenya Participatory Budgeting Initiative.
Read MoreThis resource from the World Bank examines the potential and perils of participatory budgeting, as observed from practices around the globe.
Read MoreThis paper looks at two climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) processes in Indonesia, one that was deployed in the cities of Semarang and Bandar Lampung, and another implemented in Manado and Makassar.
Read MoreThis research brief offers a global picture of the current state of research on the short- and long-term impacts of participatory budgeting (PB) on people, communities, and governments.
Read MoreCivil society organizations play a critical role in promoting democratic processes and advancing social change, yet don’t always center democratic, decolonizing principles and practice in their own operations.
Read MoreA report on the online deliberation of a civic panel chosen through random selection on the future transport system in Turku, Finland.
Read MoreA report on the Finnish Citizen's jury which discussed the fairness and effectiveness of the national climate measures.
Read MoreThis article details the wave of climate assemblies in Europe and considers their potential to push governments to act on climate change.
Read MoreThis opinion piece argues that citizens' juries can result in better policymaking and greater trust between people and government.
Read MoreA report on findings from 3 citizens’ juries on onshore wind farms in Scotland.
Read MoreLaunched in January 2020, Bristol’s first Citizens' Assembly focused on COVID-19 recovery but also examined three topics that had been identified as priorities through the Your City Our Future survey: climate change, health and transport.
Read MoreA plan which sets out Bristol's key challenges up to 2050 and brings the city together around a shared vision to make Bristol a fair, healthy and sustainable city.
Read MoreThe final report of the Climate Assembly UK (CAUK), which was tasked to answer the question "How should the UK meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?".
Read MoreA report on Ghana's first deliberative poll, conducted in January 2015 in Tamale.
Read MoreA report on Africa's first two deliberative polls, conducted in July 2014 in Uganda (Bududa and Butaleja Districts).
Read MoreAn analytical study which is mainly intended for discussions to strengthen coherence between existing policies and potential actions, through promoting stakeholder engagement within water policy and climate change governance.
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