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''More video:'' Edgeryders - LOTE4: The Stewardship on [https://vimeo.com/112849164 Vimeo] - [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 | ''More video:'' Edgeryders - LOTE4: The Stewardship on [https://vimeo.com/112849164 Vimeo] - [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 |
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What communities can do
Why it mattersCommunity 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. Rio Declaration on Environment and DevelopmentThe 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:
CoproductionThe 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 budgetingMain 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 democracyParticipatory 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 justiceParticipatory 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 planningParticipatory 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 |
News and commentSee separate article: Community involvement news ResourcesPromise 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. How to's
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ResearchMade to Measure, Participatory City, Year 1 Report for the EVERY ONE EVERY DAY initiative Sharing ideas and actionsError in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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More video: Edgeryders - LOTE4: The Stewardship on Vimeo - Representative democracy - Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web, video on TED.com - Getting back to Government Is Us, youtube, 2010 - Dan Mcquillan at mypublicservices, youtube, 2009 See also
Interwiki linksWikipedia: Participatory democracy, Open-source governance, .green, Participatory budgeting, Participatory planning, Participatory justice, Public participation, Coproduction (public services) External links
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