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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Community involvement. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages ...[[Community action for sustainability#Near you|Near you]].
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'''Community involvement''' is used here as a term similar to Participatory democracy {{W|Participatory democracy}}, and more recent terms such as Open source governance {{W|Open source governance}}.
An empowered, self-actualized community of active citizens enriches and sustains the quality of life of all who live there.
 
'''Community involvement''' is used here as a deliberatly broad term to include for example Participatory {{W|Participatory democracy}} and Deliberative democracy. {{W|Deliberative democracy}}
 
<blockquote>"World loses faith in democracy": Worldwide, 57.5% of citizens in the nations studied (Jan 2020) indicated they were not satisfied. Back in 2005, that was just 38.7%.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/02/as-world-loses-faith-in-democracy-leaders-of-vision-are-desperately-needed theguardian.com]</ref></blockquote>
 
Community involvement is about people and communities being able to play a full part in decision-making, for example local decision-making, and so influence the decisions which affect their lives. It is also about community empowerment, for example through access to appropriate information and adivce.
 
Proper community involvement is not tokenistic. Instead it is on-going, valued, meaningful, provides extensive opportunity and is genuinely and extensively influential.
 
Proper community involvement is not about allowing mere comment on decisions that have already largely been taken. Instead it begins at the design stage, the very beginning of any project or programme.
 
Proper community involvement does not include measures of success being foisted upon the community, or worse still simply being ignored. Instead it gives a primary role to the community in judging how successful a project or programme has been.
 
Community involvement and civic participation can become transformational as the fertile ground or seedbed from which [[Citizens Action Network handbook|self-organising, autonomous networks]] growing their own agency spring.
 
== News, topic, and resource articles ==
 
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File:Southbank1.jpg|[[Community involvement news]]
File:Street_Party_Table.jpg|[[Citizens Action Network handbook|CAN handbook and guide]]
File:NASA_Open_Space_2_Innovate.jpg|[[Resources for community involvement]]
File:AlleeImFruehling.jpg|[[Recognising quiet members in community groups]]
File:Street_Party_Table.jpg|[[Quotes about community action and the power of community]]
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== Community action projects ==


== What communities can do ==
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* create or develop Location, projects or networks pages, eg 'Sustainable (Your town)', '''in this wiki'''
* create or develop Location, projects or networks pages, eg 'Sustainable (Your town)', '''in this wiki'''
* [[Participatory carbon budgeting]]
* [[Participatory carbon budgeting]]
* Participatory budgeting
* [[Participatory budgeting]]
* [[Citizens' assembly]]
* [[Peoples assemblies]]
* Participatory or citizen journalism
* Participatory or citizen journalism
* Street parties
* Street parties
* Local [[quality of life]] conferences
* Local [[quality of life]] conferences
* Community involvement weeks
* Democracy festivals and Community involvement weeks
* Youth Fora
* Youth Fora
* promote and practice [[Open conference design]]
* promote and practice [[Open conference design]]
* advocate [[Open involvement]]
* advocate [[Open involvement]]
* [[Citizen Science]]


== Why it matters ==
== Events ==


Community involvement is about people and communities being able to play a full part in decision-making, for example local decision-making, and so influence the decisions which affect their lives. It is also about community empowerment, for example through access to appropriate information and adivce.
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Proper community involvement is not tokenistic. Instead it is on-going, valued, meaningful, provides extensive opportunity and is genuinely and extensively influential.
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Proper community involvement is not about allowing mere comment on decisions that have already largely been taken. Instead it begins at the design stage, the very beginning of any project or programme.
 
Proper community involvement does not include measures of success being foisted upon the community, or worse still simply being ignored. Instead it gives a primary role to the community in judging how successful a project or programme has been.
 
=== Rio Declaration on Environment and Development ===
 
The Rio Declaration of 1992 enshrines public participation in its 27 principles. Principle 10 states that "environmental issues are best handled with participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level”. The Rio Declaration continues, drawing a close link between access to information and public participation: <blockquote>
"At the national level, each individual shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including redress and remedy, shall be provided." {{W|Public_participation#Rio_Declaration_on_Environment_and_Development}} </blockquote>


== Coproduction ==
== Coproduction ==
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== Participatory budgeting ==
== Participatory budgeting ==
''Main article'': [[Participatory budgeting]]


Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making, and a type of participatory democracy, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget. Participatory budgeting allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the power to make real decisions about how money is spent. When PB is taken seriously and is based on mutual trust local governments and citizen can benefit equally. In some cases PB even raised people's willingness to pay taxes.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making, and a type of participatory democracy, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget. Participatory budgeting allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the power to make real decisions about how money is spent. When PB is taken seriously and is based on mutual trust local governments and citizen can benefit equally. In some cases PB even raised people's willingness to pay taxes.
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A comprehensive case study of eight municipalities in Brazil analyzing the successes and failures of participatory budgeting has suggested that it often results in more equitable public spending, greater government transparency and accountability, increased levels of public participation (especially by marginalized or poorer residents), and democratic and citizenship learning. {{W|Participatory budgeting}}
A comprehensive case study of eight municipalities in Brazil analyzing the successes and failures of participatory budgeting has suggested that it often results in more equitable public spending, greater government transparency and accountability, increased levels of public participation (especially by marginalized or poorer residents), and democratic and citizenship learning. {{W|Participatory budgeting}}
== Participatory carbon budgeting ==
''See separate article:'' [[Participatory carbon budgeting]]


== Participatory democracy ==
== Participatory democracy ==
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Participatory planning is an urban planning paradigm that emphasizes involving the entire community in the strategic and management processes of urban planning; or, community-level planning processes, urban or rural. It is often considered as part of community development. Participatory planning aims to harmonize views among all of its participants as well as prevent conflict between opposing parties. In addition, marginalized groups have an opportunity to participate in the planning process. {{W|Participatory planning}}
Participatory planning is an urban planning paradigm that emphasizes involving the entire community in the strategic and management processes of urban planning; or, community-level planning processes, urban or rural. It is often considered as part of community development. Participatory planning aims to harmonize views among all of its participants as well as prevent conflict between opposing parties. In addition, marginalized groups have an opportunity to participate in the planning process. {{W|Participatory planning}}


== Resources ==
== Democracy festivals ==
*[http://wiki.commonstransition.org/wiki/A_Charter_for_Democracy A Charter for Democracy] on Commons Transition Strategies Wiki (''creative commons license'')
*[http://civicactivism.buildingchangetrust.org/default.asp Civic Activism]
*[http://wiki.civiccommons.org/ Civic Commons Wiki], an effort to provide a permanent, sustainable organization to assist public agencies in the adoption of open systems and collaborative technologies, and to coordinate the co-creation of these technologies among agencies to ensure interoperability and shareability. Civic Commons will provide infrastructure, knowledge, and toolsets to government entities, and encourage the development of shared "civic software" and protocols, and supply optional technical infrastructure (such as data and project hosting) as needed.
*How to Start Participatory Budgeting in Your City, Dec 3, 2011, [http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-participatory-budgeting-in-your-city Shareable]
*[http://imaginechicago.org/ Imagine Chicago], Imagine projects and networks in th [[UK]], [[Europe]] and [[Australia]] have been modelled on Imagine Chicago.
*[http://benchmarkstudy.socrata.com/ Benchmark study data] The state of open data from different perspectives, including that of the public / citizens
*[http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2010/03/10/introducing-the-cycle-of-transparency/ Introducing the Cycle of Transparency], Sunlight Foundation Blog, 03/10/10
* Resources from [http://www.imaginechicago.org/resources.html Imagine Chicago]
*[http://www.makingisconnecting.org Making is Connecting] - site about Making is Connecting project, with extracts, video, etc. {{W|David Gauntlett}}
*Regulation on collaboration between citizens and and the City for the care and regeneration of urban commons, [http://www.comune.bologna.it/media/files/bolognaregulation.pdf comune.bologna.it]
*Who Ya Gonna Call? [http://slowdemocracy.org/blogslowdemcracy/2013/6/12/who-ya-gonna-call-deliberative-democracy-resources Deliberative Democracy Resources]
*[http://unhabitat.org/books/72-frequently-asked-questions-about-participatory-budgeting/ 72 Frequently Asked Questions about Participatory Budgeting], UN-HABITAT, 2004


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[http://promisetracker.org/ Promise Tracker], Data collection for civic action. After an election, how can citizens hold elected leaders accountable for promises they made during the campaign season? We believe that informed communities, equipped with data, are the best positioned to assess the performance of their representatives and advocate for change on a local level. Promise Tracker explores how citizen monitoring can extend civic engagement between election cycles.
[https://democracyfestivals.org/ Democracy Festivals Association] (International) ''added 16:10, 30 June 2020 (UTC)''


=== Citizens data initiative ===
== Rio Declaration on Environment and Development ==


Based on [[Porto Alegre]] more than 140 (about 2.5%) of the 5,571 municipalities in [[Brazil]] have adopted participatory budgeting.
The Rio Declaration of 1992 enshrines public participation in its 27 principles. Principle 10 states that "environmental issues are best handled with participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level”. The Rio Declaration continues, drawing a close link between access to information and public participation: <blockquote>
"At the national level, each individual shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including redress and remedy, shall be provided." {{W|Public_participation#Rio_Declaration_on_Environment_and_Development}} </blockquote>


Since its emergence in Porto Alegre, participatory budgeting has spread to hundreds of Latin American cities, and dozens of cities in [[Europe]], Asia, [[Africa, sustainable community action|Africa]], and North America. More than 1500 municipalities are estimated to have initiated participatory budgeting. {{W|Participatory budgeting}}
== Near you ==


=== Maps ===
[[Community involvement UK]] - [[Community involvement USA]]


[http://transparency.globalvoicesonline.org/ Technology for transparency network]
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=== Quotes ===
== See also ==


<blockquote>There resides in all populations a "mass of sense lying in a dormant state - which good government should quietly harness." Tom Paine <ref>[http://www.tni.org/detail_page.phtml?page=reviews_reclaim-rev Guardian review] of Hilary Wainwright’s book Reclaim the State: Adventures in Popular Democracy, July 2003</ref></blockquote>
* [[Community involvement news]]
* [[Resources for community involvement]]
* [[Citizens Action Network handbook|CAN handbook and guide]]
* [[Arts, sport and culture]]
* [[Citizen centred participation]]
* [[Citizens data initiative]]
* [[Citizens' assembly]]
* [[Communities online]]
* [[Community and voluntary action]]
* [[Community resources]]
* [[Extinction Rebellion]], [[XR and future democracy]]
* [[Getting to know your locality]], [[Getting to know your region]]
* [[Localism]]
* [[Maps for community action]]
* [[Networks]]
* [[Open conference design]]
* [[Open involvement]]
* [[Participatory budgeting]], [[Participatory carbon budgeting]]
* [[Participatory Practices for Sustainable Development (Village Earth, 2006)]], [[Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation]], [[Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis]], [[Participation]]
* [[Peoples assemblies]]
* [[Quotes about community action and the power of community]]
* [[Recognising quiet members in community groups]]
* [[Rural sustainability]]
* [[Towards sustainable economies]]
* [[Urban sustainability]]
* [[Video for community action]]


<blockquote>*"Where I live in Marin County, it was citizen action that instigated the preservation of hundreds of thousands of acres as open space and parkland; it was not government taking the initiative. That mostly happened in the pre-Internet days. Now that we’ve got the Net and there’s more talent, creativity and freedom in the civic sector than in government, it’s time that citizens once again take the lead in building tools and solving problems for their localities." cfigallo <ref>[http://presilience.org/2009/04/07/hacking-the-local-infrastructure/ pResilience], April 7, 2009 </ref></blockquote>
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<blockquote>"Given how radical a departure these participatory ways of working are from the closed-door status quo (or the view that participation is limited to voting and opinion polling), we cannot declare, define, and repeat often enough what it could mean to embrace collaboration and co-creation; to make consultation part of operations on a day-to-day basis; to strive for constant conversation with an engaged and knowledgeable public and to reinvent the conception of public service and of the public servant as the steward of such a conversation.." Beth Simone Noveck <ref>[https://medium.com/@bethnoveck/the-rise-of-the-citizen-expert-ffba66dea199 Medium]</ref></blockquote>
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=== Sharing ideas and actions ===
== External links ==


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[http://www.democracyandsustainability.org/manifesto/  Manifesto for Democracy and Sustainability]
* Wikipedia:


=== Video ===
Participatory democracy {{W|Participatory democracy}}, Open-source governance {{W|Open-source governance}}, .green {{W|.green}}, Participatory budgeting {{W|Participatory budgeting}}, Participatory planning {{W|Participatory planning}}, Participatory justice {{W|Participatory justice}}, Public participation {{W|Public participation}}, Coproduction (public services) {{W|Coproduction (public services)}}, Popular assembly {{W|Popular assembly}}, Neighborhood council {{W|Neighborhood council}}, Democracy Index {{W|Democracy Index}}


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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20191119003023/http://dowire.org./ Democracies Online], builds online public space in the heart of real democracy and community. "Our mission is to harness the power of online tools to support participation in public life, strengthen communities, and build democracy."
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20210211073232/https://erolesproject.org/ Eroles Project]
''More video:'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9VERBPU6_c Representative democracy] - [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web], video on TED.com - Getting back to Government Is Us, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=71&v=nm8qKd9MY6E youtube], 2010 - Dan Mcquillan at mypublicservices, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=uwD4ZnsVap0 youtube], 2009
* [https://www.fdsd.org/ Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development]
 
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== News and comment ==
 
'''2017'''
 
Cormac Russell on change that starts with communities, Jan 24 <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/cormac-russell-change-starts-communities/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref>
 
'''2016'''
 
The story of Ahora Madrid, Dec 21 <ref>[http://commonstransition.org/this-is-how-people-power-wins-an-election-the-story-of-ahora-madrid/ commonstransition.org]</ref>
 
Common space for exchange: Cities in transition and citizen struggles, Dec 20 <ref>[http://commonstransition.org/common-space-for-exchange-cities-in-transition-and-citizen-struggles/ commonstransition.org]</ref>
 
8 Ways to Engage Your Community During Challenging Times, Dec 15 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/8-ways-to-engage-your-community-during-challenging-times Shareable]</ref>
 
The possibility of a Co-City, Nov 17 <ref>[https://citiesintransition.eu/interview/the-possibility-of-a-co-city citiesintransition.eu]</ref>
 
New Report Highlights Fast Growth of Participatory Budgeting, Sep 20 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/new-report-highlights-fast-growth-of-participatory-budgeting Shareable]</ref>
 
“Town Halls for Social Change” by @indy_johar, April 4 <ref>[https://medium.com/hub-engine/town-halls-for-social-change-d430d42b9243#.ylycxv9ln Medium]</ref>
 
The rise of the citizen expert. How can data-rich technology drive better citizen engagement and make government more effective? February 4 <ref>[https://medium.com/@bethnoveck/the-rise-of-the-citizen-expert-ffba66dea199 Medium]</ref>
 
'''2015'''
 
Polisdigitocracy: Digital Technology, Citizen Engagement and Climate Action – A New C40-Arup Report, November 18 <ref>[http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/18/polisdigitocracy/ voices.nationalgeographic.com]</ref>
 
A Charter for Democracy, September 22 <ref>[http://commonstransition.org/a-charter-for-democracy/ Commons Transition]</ref>
 
Integrating activism into governance institutions, September 15 <ref>[http://commonstransition.org/integrating-activism-into-governance-institutions/#comments Commons Transition]</ref>
 
'''2010'''
 
Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation, 4 October <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/04/don-tapscott-macrowikinomics guardian.co.uk], 4 October 2010 </ref>
 
"At its broadest, non-discriminatory access to data means that any person can access the data at any time without having to identify him/herself or provide any justification for doing so." Sunlight Foundation, August 11  <ref>[http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles/ sunlightfoundation.com], August 11, 2010 </ref>
 
Data alone is not sufficient for problem-solving, but an involved community informed with data just might be, John Tolva, July 2010 <ref>[http://www.ascentstage.com/archives/2010/07/lessons_from_un.html ascentstage.com], July 2010</ref>
 
Open Philanthropy: A Modest Manifesto, Lucy Bernholz, 3/15/2010 <ref> [http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2010/03/open-philanthropy-modest-manifesto.html philanthropy 2173] 3/15/2010 </ref>
 
Crisis in policymaking for people and planet demands new approach to policymaking that gives citizens a greater say in decisions that affect them, 27/01/2010  <ref>[http://www.iied.org/natural-resources/media/crisis-policymaking-for-people-and-planet-demands-new-politics-inclusion International Institute for Environment and Development], 27/01/2010, ''link not found, July 2015''</ref>
 
'''2009'''
 
Developing the Open City, 15 October 2009 <ref>[http://www.planetizen.com/node/41264 planetizen], 15 October 2009 </ref> 
 
How long is your city's tail? by John Geraci, October 7 <ref> [http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/10/how-long-is-your-citys-tail.html O'Reilly Radar], October 7, 2009 </ref>
 
The Three Laws of Open Government Data, 30 September 2009 <ref>[http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/ David Eaves] </ref>
 
'''2008'''
 
Not Just Peak Oil, But “Peak Hierarchy,” Too? December 4 <ref>[http://www.onthecommons.org/content.php?id=2319 onthecommons.org], December 4, ''link not found, July 2015''</ref>
 
"The best mechanism to confront the challenge of [[climate change]] are not market mechanisms, but conscious, motivated, and well organized human beings endowed with an identity of their own." Evo Morales Ayma, President of [[Bolivia]], November 28, 2008
 
"In this negotiation process towards [[Copenhagen]], it is fundamental to guarantee the participation of our people as active stakeholders at a national, regional and worldwide level, especially taking into account those sectors most affected, such as indigenous peoples who have always promoted the defense of Mother Earth." Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, November 28, 2008
 
"...his (Obama's) only real hope in dealing with the tremendous challenges the country (world) faces will be to harness the collective ingenuity of citizens on a massive scale. In other words, he must enlist a level of participation in generating and acting on innovative solutions that has no obvious parallel in history." Anthony D. Williams <ref>[http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/11/07/obamas-web-20-strategy-from-campaigning-to-governing-part-1/ wikinomics], November 7 2008 </ref>
 
A Wiki for the Planet: Clay Shirky on Open Source Environmentalism <ref>[http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/clay-shirky-is.html wired.com], August 20, 2008, ''link not found, July 2015''</ref>
 
"We're going to look at every place that a reader or a listener or a viewer or a user has been locked out, has been served up passive or a fixed or a canned experience, and ask ourselves, "If we carve out a little bit of the cognitive surplus and deploy it here, could we make a good thing happen?" And I'm betting the answer is yes." <ref>[http://www.shirky.com/herecomeseverybody/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html Clay Shirky] at a Web 2.0 conference, April 23, 2008. ''link not found, July 2015''</ref>
 
'''2005'''
 
Wikis And Blogs As Instruments Of Citizen Participation, May 11 <ref>[http://www.masternewmedia.org/2005/05/11/wikis_and_blogs_as_instruments.htm masternewmedia.org]</ref>
 
== See also ==
*{{localtopic}}
*[[Arts, sport and culture]]
*[[Citizen centred participation]]
*[[Citizens data initiative]]
*[[Communities online]]
*[[Community and voluntary action]]
*[[Community resources]]
*[[Localism]]
*[[Maps for community action]]
*[[Networks]]
*[[Open conference design]]
*[[Open involvement]]
*[[Participatory carbon budgeting]]
*[[Rural sustainability]]
*[[Towards sustainable economies]]
*[[Urban sustainability]]
*[[Video for community action]]
 
== Interwiki links ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Participatory democracy|Participatory democracy]], [[wikipedia:Open-source governance|Open-source governance]], [[wikipedia:.green|.green]], [[wikipedia:Participatory budgeting|Participatory budgeting]], [[wikipedia:Participatory planning|Participatory planning]], [[wikipedia:Participatory justice|Participatory justice]], [[wikipedia:Public participation|Public participation]], [[wikipedia:Coproduction (public services)|Coproduction (public services)]]
 
 
[http://www.participedia.net/en Paticipedia]
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.civicus.org Civicus], global alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world. Founded in 1993, the organisation today has members in more than 145 countries, with its headquarters in Johannesburg and offices in [[London]], Geneva and [[New York City|New York]]. {{W|CIVICUS}}


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*[http://dowire.org/ Democracies Online], builds online public space in the heart of real democracy and community. "Our mission is to harness the power of online tools to support participation in public life, strengthen communities, and build democracy."
* [https://www.democracy.earth/ Democracy Earth]
*[http://www.fdsd.org/ Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development]
* [https://www.open311.org/ Open311], collaborative model and open standard for civic issue tracking
*[http://www.open311.org/ Open311], collaborative model and open standard for civic issue tracking
* [https://www.openingparliament.org/ OpeningParliament.org], forum intended to help connect the world's civic organizations engaged in monitoring, supporting and opening up their countries' parliaments and legislative institutions.
*[http://www.openingparliament.org/ OpeningParliament.org], forum intended to help connect the world's civic organizations engaged in monitoring, supporting and opening up their countries' parliaments and legislative institutions.
* [https://opengovernmentinitiative.org/ Open Government Initiative]
*[http://opengovernmentinitiative.org/ Open Government Initiative]
* [https://www.greendrinks.org/ Green Drinks international] Organic, self-organising network of people who meet up monthly for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.
*[http://www.greendrinks.org/ Green Drinks international] Organic, self-organising network of people who meet up monthly for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.
* [https://www.meetup.com/ Meetup] Free service that organizes local gatherings about anything, anywhere. Topic groups include [https://newurbanism.meetup.com:80/ 'New Urbanism and Sustainable Development']
*[http://www.participatorybudgeting.org/ Participatory Budgeting Project], (mainly [[USA]] and [[Canada]])
*[http://www.meetup.com/ Meetup] Free service that organizes local gatherings about anything, anywhere. Topic groups include [http://newurbanism.meetup.com/ 'New Urbanism and Sustainable Development']


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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Community involvement. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages ...Near you.

An empowered, self-actualized community of active citizens enriches and sustains the quality of life of all who live there.

Community involvement is used here as a deliberatly broad term to include for example Participatory W and Deliberative democracy. W

"World loses faith in democracy": Worldwide, 57.5% of citizens in the nations studied (Jan 2020) indicated they were not satisfied. Back in 2005, that was just 38.7%.[1]

Community involvement is about people and communities being able to play a full part in decision-making, for example local decision-making, and so influence the decisions which affect their lives. It is also about community empowerment, for example through access to appropriate information and adivce.

Proper community involvement is not tokenistic. Instead it is on-going, valued, meaningful, provides extensive opportunity and is genuinely and extensively influential.

Proper community involvement is not about allowing mere comment on decisions that have already largely been taken. Instead it begins at the design stage, the very beginning of any project or programme.

Proper community involvement does not include measures of success being foisted upon the community, or worse still simply being ignored. Instead it gives a primary role to the community in judging how successful a project or programme has been.

Community involvement and civic participation can become transformational as the fertile ground or seedbed from which self-organising, autonomous networks growing their own agency spring.

News, topic, and resource articles[edit | edit source]

Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

Coproduction[edit | edit source]

The co-production of public services has been defined in a variety of ways - e.g. "Co-production means delivering public services in an equal and reciprocal relationship between professionals, people using services, their families and their neighbours" (new economics foundation) or "the public sector and citizens making better use of each other's assets and resources to achieve better outcomes and improved efficiency" (Governance International).

Experiments on co-production on public services have been launched in many countries, from Denmark to Malaysia, the UK and the USA. W

Participatory budgeting[edit | edit source]

Main article: Participatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making, and a type of participatory democracy, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget. Participatory budgeting allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the power to make real decisions about how money is spent. When PB is taken seriously and is based on mutual trust local governments and citizen can benefit equally. In some cases PB even raised people's willingness to pay taxes.

Participatory budgeting generally involves several basic steps: 1) Community members identify spending priorities and select budget delegates 2) Budget delegates develop specific spending proposals, with help from experts 3) Community members vote on which proposals to fund 4) The city or institution implements the top proposals

A comprehensive case study of eight municipalities in Brazil analyzing the successes and failures of participatory budgeting has suggested that it often results in more equitable public spending, greater government transparency and accountability, increased levels of public participation (especially by marginalized or poorer residents), and democratic and citizenship learning. W

Participatory carbon budgeting[edit | edit source]

See separate article: Participatory carbon budgeting

Participatory democracy[edit | edit source]

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. In 2011, considerable grassroots interest in participatory democracy was generated by the Occupy movement. W

Participatory justice[edit | edit source]

Participatory justice is the use of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, conciliation, and arbitration, in criminal justice systems, instead of, or before, going to court. It is sometimes called "community dispute resolution". W

Participatory planning[edit | edit source]

Participatory planning is an urban planning paradigm that emphasizes involving the entire community in the strategic and management processes of urban planning; or, community-level planning processes, urban or rural. It is often considered as part of community development. Participatory planning aims to harmonize views among all of its participants as well as prevent conflict between opposing parties. In addition, marginalized groups have an opportunity to participate in the planning process. W

Democracy festivals[edit | edit source]

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Democracy Festivals Association (International) added 16:10, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development[edit | edit source]

The Rio Declaration of 1992 enshrines public participation in its 27 principles. Principle 10 states that "environmental issues are best handled with participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level”. The Rio Declaration continues, drawing a close link between access to information and public participation:

"At the national level, each individual shall have appropriate access to information concerning the environment that is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes. States shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including redress and remedy, shall be provided." W

Near you[edit | edit source]

Community involvement UK - Community involvement USA

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Participatory democracy W, Open-source governance W, .green W, Participatory budgeting W, Participatory planning W, Participatory justice W, Public participation W, Coproduction (public services) W, Popular assembly W, Neighborhood council W, Democracy Index W

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