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		<title>Puento Alto. Citizen Participation in Housing Policy</title>
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		<title>Colombia, La Guardia Indígena (Indigenous Guard)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<div><div><div><h2>Case: <a href="http://participedia.net/en/cases/colombia-la-guardia-ind-gena-indigenous-guard">Colombia, La Guardia Ind&#237;gena (Indigenous Guard)</a>
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<div><div><a href="http://participedia.net/en/people/christophersmith" title="View user profile.">Christopher Smith</a></div></div>
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<div><div><div>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 &#8216;regular&#8217; citizens. Additionally, for some indigenous tribes, &#8216;regular&#8217; citizens...</div></div></div>
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		<title>Participation Days in Angers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case: Participation Days in AngersMar 30 '14Author:&#160;Christopher SmithProblems 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... <a href="http://participedia.net/en/cases/participation-days-angers">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cordoba. Participatory Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Participatory Budget Joven de Rosario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case: Participatory Budget Joven de RosarioMar 30 '14Author:&#160;Christopher SmithThis case study features a participatory project which aimed to promote civic engagement among the youth in the city of Rosario, Argentina. This initiative involved nume... <a href="http://participedia.net/en/cases/participatory-budget-joven-de-rosario">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The “Las Brisas” Participatory Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<div><div><div><h2>Case: <a href="http://participedia.net/en/cases/las-brisas-participatory-project">The &#8220;Las Brisas&#8221; Participatory Project </a>
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<div><div><div>Mar 30 '14</div></div></div>
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<div><div><div>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...</div></div></div>
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		<title>Ipatinga, e-AGORA Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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