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		<title>Techniques and Technologies for Mobilizing Citizens: Do They Work?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/11/15/techniques-and-technologies-for-mobilizing-citizens-do-they-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Techniques for mobilizing citizens to vote in elections have become highly sophisticated in large part thanks to get-out-the-vote (GOTV) research, with fascinating experimental evidence from interventions to increase turnout. Until recently, the use of these techniques has been mostly limited &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/11/15/techniques-and-technologies-for-mobilizing-citizens-do-they-work/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>How are WE Doing? A Public Engagement Evaluation Platform</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11614</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June 2016, the Davenport Institute&#160;released,&#160;How are WE Doing? A Public Engagement Evaluation Platform, which was&#160;designed for public leaders to evaluate their public engagement processes and/or apply to be recognized as a &#8220;publicly engaged city&#8221; on a silver, gold, or platinum level. The Davenport Institute offers support to officials looking to engage their public better; and offer training and resources to help improve this process. Below describes how the platform works, the way it was designed, and the support provided by the Davenport Institute. You [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11614">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Papers Published: FixMyStreet and the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two new published papers that my colleagues Jon Mellon, Fredrik Sjoberg and myself have been working on. The first, The Effect of Bureaucratic Responsiveness on Citizen Participation, published in Public Administration Review, is &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Catching Up on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/04/29/catching-up-on-democracyspot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while, so here&#8217;s a miscellaneous post with things I would normally share on DemocracySpot. Yesterday the beta version of the Open Government Research Exchange (OGRX) was launched. Intended as a hub for research on innovations in governance, &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/04/29/catching-up-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>New IDS Journal – 9 Papers in Open Government</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new IDS Bulletin is out. Edited by Rosemary McGee and Duncan Edwards, this is the first open access version of the well-known journal by the Institute of Development Studies. It brings eight new studies looking at a variety of &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2016/01/27/new-ids-journal-9-papers-in-open-government/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Democratic Innovations in Deliberative Systems – The Case of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly Process</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9950</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This 29-page case study, Democratic Innovations in Deliberative Systems- The Case of the Estonian Citizens&#8217; Assembly Process&#160;(2015) by&#160;Magnus E. Jonsson and published in&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 11: Iss. 1. This study focuses on the &#8216;Estonian Citizens&#8217; Assembly Process&#8217; (ECA), which sought to operationalize a systemic approach to deliberative democracy and how this could be used to evaluate democratic innovations.&#160; From the Abstract With the proliferation and application of democratic innovations around the world, the empirical study of deliberative and participatory processes has shifted from [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9950">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ripple Effect Mapping: A “Radiant” Way to Capture Program Impacts</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9236</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of leaders in college extension programs created a participatory group process designed to document the results of Extension educational efforts within complex, real-life settings. The method, known as Ripple Effect Mapping, uses elements of Appreciative Inquiry, mind mapping, and qualitative data analysis to engage program participants and other community stakeholders to reflect upon and visually map the intended and unintended changes produced by Extension programming. The result is not only a powerful technique to document impacts, but a way to engage and re-energize [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9236">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>References on Evaluation of Citizen Engagement Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/04/14/references-on-evaluation-of-citizen-engagement-initiatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been doing some research on works related to the evaluation of citizen engagement initiatives (technology mediated or not).&#160; This is far from exhaustive, but I thought it would be worth sharing with those who stop by here. Also, &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/04/14/references-on-evaluation-of-citizen-engagement-initiatives/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=976&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Rethinking Why People Participate</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/30/rethinking-why-people-participate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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