Civic Tech Field Guide
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New methods and approaches to improve democracy from a non-technical approach. With an emphasis on emerging methods that endeavor to give citizens a more active role in governance.
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Types of Voting System
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Different voting systems have a variety of different features, ranging from how proportional they are (whether seats in parliament reflect votes cast), the connection between MPs and their communities and the extent to which voters can choose between different candidates.
Make Votes Matter
LondonMake Votes Matter is the [UK] national movement for Proportional Representation
Does reducing stigma increase the take-up of rental assistance?
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USARenters that received an informational postcard were 52% more likely to request an application for rental assistance and 24% more likely to submit an application than renters that did not receive a postcard.
Our House
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Our House is building a popular case for democratic reform through a new People's Charter [in the UK].
Journal of Democracy
Baltimore, MDFocusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements around the world.
Democracy Without Elections (DWE)
United States of America (the)Democracy without Elections is a member-run 501c3 nonprofit that promotes the use of democratic lotteries.
The Liverpool City Region Civic Data Cooperative (LCR CDC) is a data governance project funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and hosted by the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.
G1000
BrusselsG1000 is a Belgian platform for democratic innovation. We develop, support and promote new forms of deliberation that reinforce democracy from the local to the national level. We believe democracy should give more space to regular citizens.
Renovate the Public Hearing
Burnaby, CanadaRenovate the Public Hearing is an initiative created by the Centre for Dialogue to act as a convener and catalyst to pilot changes to the provincial local government land-use public hearing requirements as a means to enhance social justice, community-building and strengthen democratic culture.
Alma Cívica
Asunción, ParaguayAcerca y conecta a los mejores ciudadanos líderes con una política responsable, que actúan con compromiso y vocación por el bien común del Paraguay.
The People Act
Manchester, United KingdomA hub for legislative theatre and creative civic practice.
New Democratic Initiatives in Authoritarian Twenty-First Century Latin America uses a multidisciplinary approach to understand the coincidence of emerging social movements, seeking more meaningful forms of democratic participation, on the one hand, and the rise of new authoritarian politics that in part rely on chaos and disorder as mechanisms of domination, on the other.
World Movement for Democracy’s Global Assembly
Johannesburg, South AfricaEvery two years, the World Movement for Democracy’s Global Assembly brings together hundreds of democracy advocates from around the world to foster new networks for mutual solidarity and support across borders.
Curated definitions of key terms relevant to collective intelligence, democracy and governance.
We are an international network of organizations, associations, and individuals that develop, implement, and promote ways to improve democracy, from the local to the global level.
newDemocracy Foundation
New South Wales, AustralianewDemocracy is an independent, non-partisan research and development organisation. We aim to discover, develop, demonstrate, and promote complementary alternatives which will restore trust in public decision making.
The strength of democracy lies in its ability to embrace and balance differences to serve society as a whole.
Democracy R&D Conference
TorontoThe annual Democracy R&D conference is the leading international event for people who fund, run, commission, study and advocate for Citizens’ Assemblies.
Perhaps the core premise of civic tech is that it can improve civic engagement.
Local Democracy Academy
Sweden (Sverige)We are convinced that the battle to eliminate poverty worldwide starts here at home – in our village, our town, or our municipality. Which is why, here at ICLD, we work with people who are changing the world by building local democracy.
Our mission is to promote and advance public participation / community engagement globally through targeted initiatives that are guided by culturally adaptive standards of practice and core values.
As the peak body for the community and stakeholder engagement sector, IAP2 Australasia, believes that engagement, when done well, improves environmental, social and governance outcomes and increases trust in the democratic process.
IAP2 USA is a nationwide organization that leads, advances and advocates for best practices in public participation. It is a home and community for people who believe good decisions can be made together.
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) South Africa
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)Promoting excellence in public participation in Southern Africa
IAP2 adalah asosiasi anggota internasional yang mempromosikan dan meningkatkan praktik partisipasi publik atau pelibatan masyarakat, yang menggabungkan individu, pemerintah, lembaga, dan entitas lain yang memengaruhi kepentingan publik di seluruh dunia.
Nace como una forma de contribuir a desplegar las habilidades y competencias necesarias en personas y agrupaciones de diversa índole que desean ser protagonistas de la construcción del futuro para sus comunidades, territorios y países.
Take advantage of world-class training and develop your skillset, join a like-minded community, and access member discounts when you join IAP2 Canada.
Delibera Brasil
Brazil (Brasil)Citizen assembly model
An easy tool to host a quadratic vote.
RadicalxChange Foundation is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to democratic innovation and institutional design through operational partnerships and experimental projects between academia, government, art, technology, and beyond.
Center for Democracy Innovation
Washington, DCThe mission of the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation is to understand, test, and disseminate innovations that can make democracy more participatory, equitable, and productive.
Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USAThe Deliberative Democracy Lab (formerly the Center for Deliberative Democracy), housed within the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, is devoted to research about democracy and public opinion obtained through Deliberative Polling®.
OECD Deliberative Democracy Database (2023)
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceThe OECD's 700+ case studies of citizen juries, councils, assemblies, and more
Bringing citizens' voices to the decision making table
[W]hich aspires to establish a global democracy, solving the hard problem of representing every human in the world – including those who won’t participate – without the help of government.
Deliberative Democracy Digest
University of CanberraThe Deliberative Democracy Digest publishes a roundup of recent developments in the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. It is the companion piece of the academic publication Journal of Deliberative Democracy (formerly Journal of Public Deliberation).
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
Cologne, GermanyThe Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is the largest gathering devoted to direct democracy worldwide. It favours a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming participants from academic, political and civil society perspectives.
FairVote
MarylandFairVote is a nonpartisan organization advocating for ranked-choice voting in the US.
coletivo delibera
Brazil (Brasil)O coletivo delibera trabalha com uma forma inédita e democrática de atuação da sociedade nas decisões de pautas políticas do país, de comunidades, de cidades e até mesmo de bairros.
Wir holen euch ab! Wie wir durch Bürgerräte und Zufallsauswahl echte Vielfalt in die Demokratie bringen
Germany (Deutschland)Dabei haben sich Katharina Liesenberg und Linus Strothmann vom Team Es geht LOS einer jahrtausendealten, urdemokratischen Methode bedient: des Losens
Agora.Brussels
BrusselsCitizens' movement to practice democracy by sortition. Notable twist includes winning a seat in Brussels Parliament, where their elected representative must act on behalf of 50 residents chosen by lot.
What Makes an Assembly? Stories, Experiments, and Inquiries
Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien)Weaving together the anthropological, aesthetic, and political aspects of assembly-making, What Makes An Assembly? explores the potential of assemblies to reimagine the way democracy is practised in contemporary societies.
In legislative theater, communities, advocates and policymakers work together, to identify, develop, and build support for new legislation.
Mehr Demokratie
Mehr Demokratie e.V., Greifswalderstr. 4, 10108 Berlin, GermanySeit mehr als 30 Jahren bringt Mehr Demokratie die direkte Demokratie und Bürgerbeteiligung voran und kümmert sich um Transparenz und ein faires Wahlrecht.
DemocracyNext
Paris, FranceDemocracyNext is an international non-profit, non-partisan research and action institute.
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