We are in the midst of a transformation of democracy—one possibly as revolutionary as the development of the representative, party-based form of democracy that evolved out of the universal franchise. This transformation involves hundreds of thousands of new channels of citizen involvement in government, often outside the more visible politics of electoral representation, and occurring in most countries of the world. 

The FACTS Initiative and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation have announced a call for proposals on local democratic innovations for publication in a special issue of the FACTS Reports, on the 2013 website of the journal, and on the CIVICUS website.

Participedia is extremely fortunate to have social media guru Alexandra Samuel as a founding member of our executive committee. She has been instrumental in every phase of the project, even as she maintains a whirlwind work life that would likely leave many of us breathless. We think you will enjoy this profile of Alexandra that is part of the Vancouver Sun's seriese of "Who We Are" profiles of some of the most interesting, dynamic people living in the greater Vancouver metro area.

Don't have time to submit a new entry to the Participedia community, but have a great idea? Never fear! Our new nomination forum is designed to collect suggestions for Cases, Methods or Organizations that you think should be documented on Participedia.net.