Problems and Purpose The principal characteristics of the developed methodological is to concretely evaluate participation in the framework of the Supportive Housing Fund, which is a program of the Housing Ministry that supports precarious families with subsidies so that they can own a house. This allow for the construction or...

Problems and Purpose Before commenting on the case of the Indigenous Guard, it is important to mention that indigenous people are a very specific social group as they are citizens but do not have the interests or the same framework of ‘regular’ citizens. Additionally, for some indigenous tribes, ‘regular’ citizens...

Problems and Purpose 20 years ago, like in many other European countries, France began an important process of decentralization. A new conception of governance has therefore been put into place which implies a strong democratization of decision making at the local level. This has most notably taken place through the...

The following is a suggested structure. We recommend users follow these headings to make it easier to compare and analyze entries. Problems and Purpose The goal of this article is to report on the implementation of the participatory budgetary mechanism by the City Council of Cordoba, in the Autonomous State...

This case study features a participatory project which aimed to promote civic engagement among the youth in the city of Rosario, Argentina. This initiative involved numerous assemblies and public projects to encourage the participation of youth groups in political decision-making.

Definition of the community and of the problem Step 1. Immersion in the community The first step to achieving the development of the citizen action project is community immersion. The creation of confidence, respect, competency and work between members of the community and others as a part of a team...

The following is a suggested structure. We recommend users follow these headings to make it easier to compare and analyze entries. Problems and Purpose technology in the media. This initiative was coordinated by the city of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France and had the goal of developing coordination between Latin American and European...