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A model of a citizens' climate assembly developed in the Balearic Islands region in Spain, adapted specifically for a region formed by islands (archipelago).
More than 50 tips and recommendations for the design, implementation and facilitation of effective and relevant participatory processes, especially for public institutions.
A handbook for the design and implementation of deliberative mini-publics in European hybrid regimes, including Serbia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
A complete guide with the main steps to design and implement hyperlocal discussions: choosing topics, setting goals, potential formats, participant selection, facilitation, technical settings, etc.
A guide for the development of a climate justice campaign, including different methods, tools, activities, and materials to engage youth in climate issues.
A complete guide for the design and implementation of citizens' climate assemblies in the Spanish context, providing templates and step-by-step explanation of each of its phases.
This guide helps Spanish municipalities plan citizen participation to achieve more democratic, legitimate and socially beneficial municipal management.
A document with sample text to invite various stakeholders to a legislative theater event, adaptable to your context and relationships.
A short paper analyzing and explaining the history, structure, functioning and phases of legislative theater.
An Italian manual for different participatory methods in decision-making with different levels of citizen engagement. It includes information on how to implement more than 18 in person methods and also online methods, to choose the one that fits better in each context of the country
A set of tools and methods applicable for facilitation of any type of participatory process that includes discussion and shared deliberation.
A complete model for the evaluation of different participatory processes, especially participatory policymaking and planning, in Spain and similar European contexts.
A complete guide for the design and implementation of a personalized evaluation model for participatory processes.
A case study analyzing efforts in Tunisia to decentralize political processes and strengthen direct participation based on legal reforms.
Document 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.
Analysis and examples of participatory budgeting methodologies in Catalonia, Spain, providing local authorities with a tool for designing quality processes.
Research 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.
A document with a a possible event flow for an online legislative theater performance, and a template “script” or guide for facilitators to lead the public through the process.
A document with a possible event flow for an in-person legislative theater performance, and a template “script” or guide for facilitators to lead the public through the process.
A sample budget for a legislative theater process, including the different budget lines needed for implementation.
An Italian guide for the design and implementation of citizens' assemblies, explaining the main steps, showcasing good practices, and providing the necessary information for their development.
Sample of a recruitment flyer to attract participants for a legislative theater process.
A document with several sample project schedules, from rehearsals to performances and policy follow-up, for a legislative theater process.
A detailed manual in English, Romanian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Greek and Polish for practitioners interested in using legislative theater in their work.
A video (in two parts) in which Julian Boal (son of Augusto Boal) explains how Theater of the Oppressed works and the different contexts in which it can be used.
This guide shares the necessary tools to carry out this form of theater, including materials and step-by-step instructions.
A document including sample texts and messages to create an oureach flyer to attract participants for a legislative theater process.
An introduction to initiative budgeting, a type of participatory budgeting predominantly practiced in Russia.
An 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.
A paper presenting methods and strategies for ensuring the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented communities in participatory processes.