Participatory democracy
Participatory democracy strives to create opportunities for all members of a population to make meaningful contributions to decision-making and seeks to broaden the range of people who have access to such opportunities. (Wikipedia: Participatory democracy)
WeVote Project
A civic social network
INNOVADE
INNOVADE leverages trusted European digital technologies to foster inclusive democracy and civic participation
Sugestões da população para a Assembleia Nacional Constituinte de 1988
Learn about the history of the 72,000 letters sent by citizens to the Brazilian Constitutional Convention and how to consult them, and the Sistema de Apoio Informático à Constituinte (SAIC)
What About Dem
Let's build up democracy
Eumans
We are a paneuropean movement for citizen-led initiatives, made up of people, citizens, and activists from across Europe engaged in a grassroots political mobilization.
Center for Public Deliberation
Here at the Center for Public Deliberation, we focus our energy and expertise on elevating the conversation, not winning the argument.
CIVICUS
CIVICUS is a global alliance that champions the power of civil society to create positive change.
Disentangling participation in online political discussions with a collective field experiment
These findings support preference- and incentive-based accounts of participation but suggest that light-touch interventions are unlikely to bridge participation gaps, let alone polarization.
The Community Councillor Collective
The Community Councillor Collective is a network of councillors committed to putting citizens at the heart of local decision-making and building the power of their communities.
Assemble
It’s time to unlock Parliament and build a House of the People up from the grassroots.
House of the People
A campaign to establish a parallel UK Parliament with a representative Citizen's Assembly of the public
The Voice and Value of Democracy Campaign
Through a positive narrative, the campaign raises awareness of the benefits of democratic systems across the world, spurring engagement and highlighting our responsibility to preserve them. #ThankYou...
Facilitation in the AI Era
A Community Roadmap for Technologies to Support Practitioners
Decidim Public Institutions Committee
This institutional alliance reinforces the commitment to a democratic, public, transparent and collaborative digital infrastructure, at a time when various indicators warn of a regression in democrati...
Common
Connect with aligned organizations and funders building a new economy together
ScaleDem
We are looking for the missing link between research and practice With the goal of developing practical tools and support actions for policymakers, practitioners, and advocacy actors. We work to equip...
.jpg)
Open Space Sandbox
Like a city-building game—but real life. Open Space Sandbox turns play into planning data
Global Citizens' Assembly Network (GloCAN)
The Global Citizens’ Assembly Network (GloCAN) is a research collective that generates actionable insights to inform policymakers, funders, process designers, advocates and the wider community of prac...
Humanity AI
A broad coalition of philanthropic leaders today announced Humanity AI, a $500M five-year initiative dedicated to making sure people and communities beyond Silicon Valley have a stake in the future of...
Awesome Polis
Community list of awesome projects, apps, tools and more related to Polis.
Perspective Map Explorer
It's like Google Maps...But for navigating complex human perspectives.
What’s Emerging in Digital Democracy
Introducing a Research Digest on Digital Deliberation
Wien mitgestalten
Beteiligungsplattform der Stadt Wien
#WirMachenWien
Wir setzen uns unabhängig von Parteistrukturen für konkrete Umgestaltung, Aufwertung oder Erhalt von öffentlichem Raum in Wien im Sinne von Klimaschutz, Gesundheit, aktiver Mobilität, Begrünung, Leben...
Principles for Public Participation in Procurement of AI
Over 2024/25, ParticipationAI undertook an inquiry driven by the question: “How do we ensure meaningful public participation in decisions about data & AI?”. This led us to procurement...
Red Internacional de Justicia Abierta (RIJA)
En RIJA promovemos reformas de justicia abierta y centradas en las personas para mejorar la confianza ciudadana en las instituciones judiciales y la protección de derechos fundamentales.
Interoperable Deliberative Tools (IDT) Cohort
The mission of this research area is to make today’s collective intelligence tools more open, modular, and interoperable, laying the groundwork for a capture-resistant ecosystem of deliberative toolin...
InnovateUS
InnovateUS provides no-cost, at-your-own-pace, and live learning on data, digital, innovation, and AI skills for public service professionals like you.
.webp)
Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE)
Le Conseil économique, social et environnemental conseille le Gouvernement et le Parlement. Il représente les organisations de la société civile et associe les citoyens à la vie démocratique.
Congreso Virtual
Plataforma de participación ciudadana del Congreso Nacional de Chile
zKe: Youth Voices
This initiative, dubbed ‘zKe’ is a platform for sustained and meaningful national engagement by and for Kenya’s youth, offering online and offline spaces where young people can actively engage in poli...
The Public Participation Bill, 2024 (Kenya)
AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the conduct of public participation; to give effect to the constitutional principles of democracy and participation of the people...
Referências Internacionais do Parlamento Aberto
Práticas de referência em órgãos públicos internacionais.
Guia do Parlamento Aberto
2020 OGP-informed report on open parliament in Brazil by the Câmara dos Deputados
CONSUL DEMOCRACY
The most complete citizen participation tool for an open, transparent and democratic government.
CONSUL Civic Assistant
For this project we will be working in a consortium of European partners on an AI-powered Civic Assistant to integrate in the CONSUL DEMOCRACY code base.
Expanding Our Understanding of Evidence for Meaningful Participation
There is a widely held belief that participatory grant-making can democratise philanthropy and transform power dynamics, but the evidence supporting these claims needs to be bolstered. That's why Port...
Citizen University
Helping you practice relational, relevant, and sustainable citizenship.
How does the public feel about AI analysing UK government consultation responses?
Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, in collaboration with the UK government’s Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, has trialled an approach to involve the public in assessing AI tools...
CrowdInsights
CrowdInsights offers a cloud-based SaaS solution for online community and stakeholder engagement and participation.
Japan Mini-Public Research Forum | 日本ミニ・パブリックス研究フォーラム
The Japan Mini-Public Research Forum (JMPRF) is a gathering of citizens, practitioners, and scholars who implement and theoretically study mini-public citizen participation activities in Japan.
WhatsApp on Decidim
A Decidim WhatsApp chatbot feature that allows people without an email address and/or low connectivity to participate in Decidim instances
Platforma pro občanské shromáždění
Platform for citizen assemblies in Czechia
l'Observatoire citoyen des engagements municipaux
40 habitantes et habitants volontaires pour faire partie de l'Observatoire citoyen des engagements municipaux, ont évalué un par un, les 150 engagements de la mandature 2020-2026.
Participación y Dialogo de Ciudad Bogotá
Participation portal for the City of Bogotá with issue reporting, participatory budgeting, citizen consultation, assemblies, and more
Assemblée Citoyenne du Futur (ACF)
Une assemblée pour coconstruire l'avenir de Marseille avec ses citoyens et citoyennes.
Budget Participatif Paris
Décider pour Paris
Budget Participatif, idées citoyennes, et consultations
Les idées citoyennes
Ce sont les idées, initiatives, projets que les Parisiennes et Parisiens peuvent proposer tout au long de l’année.
City consultations
Official consultations of Parisians