Reading lists

Reading lists are compilations of suggested or required readings, such as articles and essays, that help the reader get up to speed with a given topic

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Awesome Polis
patcon.github.io/awesome-polis

Awesome Polis

Community list of awesome projects, apps, tools and more related to Polis.

Reading lists, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Polis
WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users
wired.com/story/wired-2025-political-power-users

WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users

The creators, podcasters, and pundits who will blow up the next electoral era

San Francisco
since 2025
Advocacy tech, Reading lists, Organize campaigns
Working bibliography on public procurement of Artificial Intelligence
linkedin.com/pulse/working-bibliography-public-procurement-artificial-ismael-pe%C3%B1a-l%C3%B3pez-d9ohf

Working bibliography on public procurement of Artificial Intelligence

[A] collection of works related with AI in public Administration, in a very broad sense.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
since 2025
Reading lists, Learn about civic tech, Artificial Intelligence
Decidim Zotero library
zotero.org/groups/1607464/metadecidim/collections/DWR7CKGM

Decidim Zotero library

An open library of numerous cataloged studies and resources about the platform

Barcelona
Learn about civic tech, Civic tech catalogs, Participatory democracy
Decidim
Civic X Syllabus
civicxsyllabus.org

Civic X Syllabus

Civic X Syllabus is a roadmap to learning about civic research, civic data, civic tech, and civic design.

Reading lists
Service Design at Newspeak House
designatnewspeak.notion.site/designatnewspeak/Service-Design-at-Newspeak-House-02f60c83a9664092bb14bf7d0e8243c3

Service Design at Newspeak House

A curriculum for the Service Design 101 course with readings and case studies

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK
Courses, Reading lists, Service delivery
Newspeak House
Civic Tech, Qualitative Research Career, & Service and Trauma Informed Design Resources
docs.google.com/document/d/11M7waurV7olqY7dbfa_Yw2gwXiSBnMaJX2uUSmbEHSU/edit?usp=drivesdk

Civic Tech, Qualitative Research Career, & Service and Trauma Informed Design Resources

This is an ever-growing list of resources for folks looking to make the jump into the civic design/tech and/or applied qualitative research spaces.

Find a job or hire someone, Reading lists, Learn about civic tech
Responsible Data Resource List
docs.google.com/document/d/1Fa2QHusD5iJ8Woi8s7-SMFItAufKv4U5UR-PZ1szMNU/edit#heading=h.k5ayqcygtlml

Responsible Data Resource List

This list of resources is curated and maintained by MERL Tech and The Engine Room.

Ethical tech and responsible tech, Civic data, Reading lists
guides
Apolitical digital government atlas
apolitical.co/solution_article/the-digital-government-atlas-the-worlds-best-tools-and-resources

Apolitical digital government atlas

Chris Ferguson of the UK’s Government Digital Service puts together the best publicly available tools for digital government from around the world.

The Conduit, 40 Conduit Street, London W1S 2YQ, England, UK
since 2018
The Tech, Reading lists
Truthiness Collaborative
annenberglab.com/projects/truthiness-collaborative

Truthiness Collaborative

To advance research and engagement around the misinformation, disinformation, propaganda and other challenges to discourse fueled by our evolving media and technology ecosystem

3502 Watt Way, ASC 104 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
research
Civic tech and govtech reading list
docs.google.com/document/d/1rGFcJy7OpVpOlWXQ-PNr115MPSAAqi5lfccZfCWBJ1Q/edit?usp=sharing

Civic tech and govtech reading list

The list contains relevant articles for anyone interested in understanding the space of technological solutions to societal, governmental, and society-government interface problems.

Learn about civic tech, Reading lists
Citizen Engagement Journal
ideamapr.com/citizen-engagement-journal

Citizen Engagement Journal

Citizen Engagement tools and services for city governments

Boulder, CO
since 2017
Learn about civic tech, The People, Reading lists
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