Black Sash, a non-governmental human rights organisation in South Africa, has initiated a Community Based Monitoring (CBM) project, employing a participatory approach to build the capacities of citizens to partner with government to monitor local service delivery.

Schools of Participation are courses designed to provide an inclusive space for marginalised or disadvantaged groups to meet, share experiences and gain the skills needed to implement positive changes in their lives and communities.

Schools of Participation are courses designed to provide an inclusive space for marginalised or disadvantaged groups to meet, share experiences and gain the skills needed to implement positive changes in their lives and communities.

Africa i-Parliaments is a set of United Nations initiatives and projects designed to enable African Parliaments to facilitate democracy and good governance through technology applications.

Q Method is a way of identifying shared viewpoints, discourses or narratives on a given topic. It is an interactive and reflective method incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods to provide a robust method of studying individuals' subjectivity. A Q study involves participants sorting a set of statements or pictures...

The Queensland Plan is a strategic plan containing a vision for the next 30 years in the north-east state of Australia. The plan was spearheaded by the then Premier of Queensland Campbell Newman, and involved an extensive 18-month consultation and drafting process that sought to incorporate the voices of Queenslanders.

After the dismissal of Greater Geelong City Council in April 2016, state-appointed administrators were put in place to run the council until the next elections. This provided a unique opportunity to consult Geelong citizens on how any future council should be governed. To this end, a citizens' jury was convened...

In 2015 the City of Melbourne embarked on a refresher of their 2008 plan, Future Melbourne. The original plan laid out a vision for the city and considered how it would meet future challenges. Throughout 2016, a large-scale engagement process was facilitated to help update the plan and ensure that...

Infrastructure Victoria is a statutory authority set up by the Victorian state government to independently assess the state's infrastructure needs in the coming decades. The first action the agency embarked on was a community consultation in the form of two concurrent citizens' juries in two parts of Victoria. The juries...

Get to Know Nuclear is a state-wide engagement process underway in South Australia. The program aims to engage citizens with the issues associated with the nuclear fuel cycle - mining, enrichment, energy and storage. The community engagement follows the report of a Royal Commission that examined the issue and provides...