Citizen participation: Best practices
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A toolkit providing an overview of citizen engagement styles and strategies, drawing from case studies on citizen participation initiatives in the Americas and the Caribbean.
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OGP national handbook 2022: Rules and guidance
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A handbook on the open government process, in line with Open Government Partnership (OGP) standards.
Read MoreCitizens' assemblies for referendums and constitutional reforms
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An academic article on the institutionalization of citizens' assemblies in Ireland, considering whether the “Irish model” can be successfully replicated in other countries.
Read MoreNationwide citizens' assembly on energy costs (Poland)
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A 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 MoreInnovation kit: Practical tools for promoting public innovation
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A toolkit to promote public innovation in policy administration, with a focus on citizen-centered design.
Read MoreHow Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country
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An article on the use of the digital participation platform Polis in Taiwan to build consensus on hot-button political issues.
Read MoreI took part in a citizens' assembly
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An article written by a member of the Irish citizens' assembly, discussing her experience when deliberating on abortion legislation.
Read MoreOpen source website empowers voters to influence politicians
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An article on Democracy OS, an open-source platform that aims to promote citizen engagement and transparency in government by allowing people to participate in decision-making and policy formation through online discussions and voting.
Read MoreUnderstanding public deliberation in climate assemblies
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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 MoreGreen Participatory Budgeting in Scotland
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This website provides information and resources about green participatory budgeting (PB), a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing carbon footprints.
Read MoreReport: French citizens' convention on climate
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The final report of the French Citizens' Convention on Climate held in 2019 and 2020, in which a representative panel of citizens was asked to deliberate on the question “How can France reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent (from the 1990s level) by 2030, in the spirit of social justice?”
Read MoreEuropean perceptions of climate change
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This report summarises the topline findings of the European Perception of Climate Change Project (EPCC), a study that gives insights into public perceptions of climate change across four major European countries – France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Read MoreFinnish citizens’ jury on climate actions
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A report on the Finnish Citizen's jury which discussed the fairness and effectiveness of the national climate measures.
Read MoreDanish Climate Citizens' Assembly
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A website with information on the Danish Climate Citizens' Assembly.
Read MoreThe system Taiwan uses to crowdsource its laws
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This case study details the successes and challenges of a participatory policymaking initiative in Taiwan.
Read MoreCitizen assemblies to weigh up climate policies
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This article details the wave of climate assemblies in Europe and considers their potential to push governments to act on climate change.
Read MoreCitizens' Assembly 2016-2018 in Ireland
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A website with information on Ireland's Citizens' Assembly 2016-2018 in which citizens were tasked with deliberating on 5 topics, including abortion and climate change.
Read MoreThe path to net zero: CAUK
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The 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 MoreClimate communication: Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritania
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A report on the results of a series of values-based focus groups ("narrative workshops") with 248 participants.
Read MoreClimate governance and water policy in India
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An 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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