_Introduction to participatory democracy

A sample facilitation plan for organizing a citizens' assembly, detailing daily schedules, activities, and key inputs.

A video showing the main steps for a succesful participatory budgeting voting phase.

A video to help you advocate for participatory budgeting.

A website with examples of documents, videos and presentations for citizens' assembly participants.

Report including recommendations from North Macedonia’s Citizens' Assembly on equitable healthcare, education and during covid-19.

Framework for evaluating deliberative democratic processes to ensure inclusivity, transparency, and policy impact.

A toolkit for building equitable and sustainable partnerships with communities, emphasizing transparency, trust, and community involvement in decision-making.

A guide on digital tools to enhance community engagement, improve decision-making, and foster inclusivity through strategic planning and collaboration.

A study analyzing how civil society organizations in Libya can foster community cooperation and promote the participation of women and youth in governance and development.

A guide with practical steps for organizing youth council elections in Lebanon, promoting youth participation in democracy.

Methodology used for the Citizens' Panel in Poznan, Poland, including participant selection, session design, and decision-making processes.

Norwegian podcast discussing participatory budgeting (PB) as a democratic tool for citizens to influence municipal budgets.

A sample invitation for a citizens' assembly, from the Toronto Planning Review Panel.

A complete guide to organizing the sortition process in a citizens' assembly.

A not-for-profit system that ensures fair and representative civic lotteries for selecting citizens' panels in democratic processes.

A governance framework outlining key roles and responsibilities for organizing a transparent and effective citizens' assembly.

A public database of more than 600 examples of deliberative processes and institutions around the world.

A standardized questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness and inclusivity of citizens' assembly deliberative processes.

Budget template to plan and organize small and large citizens' assemblies.

Website of the Riga citizens' assembly, which gathered 35 residents to collaborate with experts on sustainable urban development and climate policies.

Video recordings of a Theatre of the Oppressed conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

A booklet with insights and practical guidance on using Legislative Theater to engage communities and influence policy.

Training session on the basics of participatory budgeting and its planning.

Training session on participatory budgeting criteria, idea generation and proposal development.

Training session on the design of the voting and consensus phase of participatory budgeting.

A video session exploring how to make evaluations meaningful, useful, and effective for improving participatory budgeting.

A training for participatory budgeting delegates or volunteers, focused on the proposal development stage.

A synthesis of discussions on the future, opportunities, and challenges of participatory platforms with a public intent.

A field study of the role of emotions in deliberative processes about climate change, conducted with young children.

An article examining the engagement of ethnic minorities in participatory budgeting.