Plaine Commune (an agglomeration of communes in northern Paris) conducted an health impact assessment (HIA) for planned expansions of public transport in the area. In the HIA process they included the opinion and advice of local citizens so as to be informed on how best to cater to their various...

Budget Talks Ontario Problems and Purpose The Ontario government, in an effort to improve public engagement created an online pre-budget consultation beginning with a pilot in 2015. For the past three years, Ontarian citizens and organisations have had the opportunity to participate in these budget talks via email, twitter, the...

Budget Talks Ontario Problems and Purpose The Ontario government, in an effort to improve public engagement created an online pre-budget consultation beginning with a pilot in 2015. For the past three years, Ontarian citizens and organisations have had the opportunity to participate in these budget talks via email, twitter, the...

Summary After emerging from a toxic civil war and 25 years of dictatorship, Uganda has seen increased economic and social stability over the last few decades. This nation is viewed by many as an example of how microfinance can shape and influence socio-economic issues in a developing country. Microentrepreneurs form...

Purpose Somaliland, a former British protectorate and a self-declared republic in Somalia, has achieved various constitutional milestones since attainment of independence on 26 June 1960. This short writing, however, concentrates on a referendum held on a draft constitution of Somaliland, focusing on its main positive and negative aspects. I argue...

Problems and Purpose and History The Ontario Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform was a response to the supposed democratic deficiency in Canada at the time of its inception. The Ontario Government took inspiration from the province of British Columbia who held their own Citizens Assembly prior on electoral reform. The...

Budget Talks: Citizen Participation in Ontario, Canada History In 2003, Dalton McGuinty was elected as Ontario’s new liberal Premier. Following his appointment, there was a prominent focus on ‘democratic renewal’ and transparency within the government (Office of the Premier, 2003). McGuinty’s government was faced with the challenge of balancing an...

Overview: Propaganda and misinformation have existed in all aspects of human life – and particularly the political sphere - from the earliest times of civilization. According to Brendan Nagle and Stanley Burstein (2009), many historians point to the description of Darius I’s rise to the Persian kingship in 515 BC...

Their mission is to ‘engage the people of Austin in meaningful civic dialogue focused on public issues, hosted by community volunteers across the entire city’ (Conversation Corps, 2017b).

The following standard structure makes it easier to compare and analyze entries. We recommend you use the headings below and refer to our guidelines as you prepare your case entry. To view the guidelines, copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://goo.gl/V2SHQn History Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) have been...