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How Do I Make The Case for Public Participation ?
This database brings together resources with the aim of achieving “a vision of vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision-making” (Involve). This section includes information on public participation.
How and Why People Participate?
This database brings together resources with the aim of achieving “a vision of vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision-making” (Involve). This section includes information on why people participate.
What are the Qualities of a Good Participatory Process?
This database brings together resources with the aim of achieving “a vision of vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision-making” (Involve). This section includes information on qualities of a good participatory proces.
How Do I Facilitate a Participatory Process?
This database brings together resources with the aim of achieving “a vision of vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision-making” (Involve). This section includes information on how to facilitate a participatory process
How Do I Evaluate a Participatory Process?
This database brings together resources with the aim of achieving “a vision of vibrant democracy, with people at the heart of decision-making” (Involve). This section includes information on evaluating a participatory process.
Open Government Partnership Global Report Vol I
"This report provides a thorough and honest review of progress made by OGP member countries in the first eight years of the partnership. In determining its findings, the report examines a vast amount of the world’s governance data, across multiple dimensions of democracy and openness, specifically looking at three areas of progress" (Open Governance Partnership).
How to build a constitution
This infographic outlines the basic steps to building a constitution and presents important definitions and institutions involved in the work. It briefly describes the process of creating a constitution and includes examples of constitution building from different states, such as the USA, Germany, Ecuador and Chile.
Democracy in Practice
This infographic explains how democracy is practiced in the UK. It presents clear and concise definitions of terms and models such as representative democracy, Westminster Model, devolution, etc. It also presents other models of democracy, such as direct, deliberative, and participatory.
What is a democracy
This infographic presents the definition and short history of the creation of democracy. It also explains the key principles of democracy: Popular Control and Political Equality, and the relevant criteria a system of government needs to meet in order to be considered a democracy.
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