<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Civic Studies &#187; petitions</title>
	<atom:link href="http://civicstudies.org/category/petitions/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://civicstudies.org</link>
	<description>An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
		<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
		<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41</generator>
	<item>
		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/</link>
		<comments>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change.org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civic technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyberactivism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-petition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[i-voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICT4D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inclusiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Participatory Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participatory democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service delivery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://democracyspot.net/?p=1307</guid>
		<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>
 <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://civicstudies.org/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="https://democracyspotdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/cover-book.png" length="0" type="" />
<enclosure url="https://2.gravatar.com/avatar/26d1eac3a722068bb8ffa54bd40b0b2c?s=96&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=G" length="0" type="" />
<enclosure url="https://democracyspotdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/clinton.png" length="0" type="" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Technology and Citizen Engagement: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A/B testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centre for the Study of Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyberactivism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deliberation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital participatory budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experimental research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inclusiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Involve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Participatory Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predictors of participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCTs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://democracyspot.net/?p=1014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Within the open government debate, there is growing interest in the role of technology in citizen engagement. However, as interest in the subject grows, so does the superficiality of the conversations that follow. While the number of citizen engagement and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">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=1014&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
 <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://civicstudies.org/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/26d1eac3a722068bb8ffa54bd40b0b2c?s=96&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=G" length="0" type="" />
<enclosure url="http://democracyspotdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/rio_grande_do_sul_participatorybudgeting.jpg" length="0" type="" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>10 Most Read Posts in 2013</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inclusiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Government Partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Participatory Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political efficacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predictors of participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://democracyspot.net/?p=895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a selection of the 10 most read posts at DemocracySpot in 2013. Thanks to all of those who stopped by throughout the year, and happy 2014. 1.&#160;Does transparency lead to trust? Some evidence on the&#160;subject. 2.&#160;The Foundations of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">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=895&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
 <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://civicstudies.org/2013/12/31/10-most-read-posts-in-2013/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/26d1eac3a722068bb8ffa54bd40b0b2c?s=96&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=G" length="0" type="" />
<enclosure url="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/9709817719_ff444dd82a_z.jpg" length="0" type="" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Modeling the Rise in Internet-based Petitions</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/</link>
		<comments>http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[citizen engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helen Margetts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[predictors of participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Hale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://democracyspot.net/?p=813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Taha Yasseri, Scott A. Hale, and Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute) Collective action taking place on Internet platforms leaves a digital imprint&#160;which may be harvested to better understand the dynamics of mobilization.&#160;This &#8216;big data&#8217; offers social science researchers the &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=813&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
 <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://civicstudies.org/2013/08/10/modeling-the-rise-in-internet-based-petitions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/26d1eac3a722068bb8ffa54bd40b0b2c?s=96&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=G" length="0" type="" />
<enclosure url="http://democracyspotdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-10-at-10-59-56-am1.png" length="0" type="" />
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
