This guide discusses "broad design and editorial principles, as well as information that should be included. While we include what we consider good practice from previous assembly websites, this is…
As part of the joint mySociety and Democratic Society project Public Square - this literature review p"rovides an overview of current academic research into the themes relevant to the goal of…
"The report provides an analysis of the data and digital landscapes of four case study countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda), and interrogates how digital channels…
"This research identified significant challenges in the participatory budgeting sphere... The migration to managing participatory budgeting digitally presents the very real risk of the process…
This new report examines the role digital tools can have in helping democratic participation in local government - and the obstacles to success. "As a companion paper to a review of current academic…
"While there is no unified Citizens’ Assembly digital service, there are a number of different tools that can be used to enhance the process... We also tried to identify where innovative tools could…
"Using a survey of local councillors, this research explores how their awareness and perceptions of citizen participation is affected by political party or political situation. This includes a…
"Freedom of information is a significant legal instrument in the UK… While central government Freedom of Information (FOI) statistics are well covered… there is no equivalent picture for local…
"There is little research on whether pro-youth mechanisms actually improve youth engagement. This report begins to fill that gap by analyzing the effect on youth engagement of four specific pro-youth…
"NDI developed the “Youth Leading Debate” program to provide young people with an opportunity to learn the art of competitive debate and develop practical political leadership skills. This manual…
