CitizenLab's articles Why is Citizen Participation Important in a Democracy? Thanks to citizen initiatives gaining popularity, citizens express their concerns and opinions more often. These changes might seem daunting for politicians and policymakers, but they should not be! Citizen participation is the key to effective policymaking in a democratic society. But why is citizen participation important, exactly? Why is citizen participation important? There is not […] May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Ladder of Participation In recent years, we can see an increased interest in community engagement projects. The ladder of participation is used to illustrate the levels of power and control over decision-making that are given to the community in these projects. What is the ladder of participation? The ladder of participation is a model used to measure community […] April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Ladder of Participation In recent years, we can see an increased interest in community engagement projects. The ladder of participation is used to illustrate the levels of power and control over decision-making that are given to the community in these projects. What is the ladder of participation? The ladder of participation is a model used to measure community […] April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Measuring Social Impact Community engagement activities can improve trust between residents and local governments and help collect data that increases the impact of your civic engagement projects. When collecting data, measuring social impact of a project is quite important. So what is social impact and how to measure it? What is social impact? To put it in a […] March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked E-participation This article explains what is e-participation and how to launch an effective e-participation strategy. February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Participatory Budgeting Process Participatory budget is a powerful tool for local governments to educate and engage their local communities. In this blog post, you can learn more about the participatory budgeting process. What is a participatory budget? Participatory budgeting has recently become a buzzword in democracy circles but not many people know what exactly does this term mean. […] January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why is Citizen Participation Important in a Democracy? Thanks to citizen initiatives gaining popularity, citizens express their concerns and opinions more often. These changes might seem daunting for politicians and policymakers, but they should not be! Citizen participation is the key to effective policymaking in a democratic society. But why is citizen participation important, exactly? Why is citizen participation important? There is not […] May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ladder of Participation In recent years, we can see an increased interest in community engagement projects. The ladder of participation is used to illustrate the levels of power and control over decision-making that are given to the community in these projects. What is the ladder of participation? The ladder of participation is a model used to measure community […] April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ladder of Participation In recent years, we can see an increased interest in community engagement projects. The ladder of participation is used to illustrate the levels of power and control over decision-making that are given to the community in these projects. What is the ladder of participation? The ladder of participation is a model used to measure community […] April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Measuring Social Impact Community engagement activities can improve trust between residents and local governments and help collect data that increases the impact of your civic engagement projects. When collecting data, measuring social impact of a project is quite important. So what is social impact and how to measure it? What is social impact? To put it in a […] March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
E-participation This article explains what is e-participation and how to launch an effective e-participation strategy. February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Participatory Budgeting Process Participatory budget is a powerful tool for local governments to educate and engage their local communities. In this blog post, you can learn more about the participatory budgeting process. What is a participatory budget? Participatory budgeting has recently become a buzzword in democracy circles but not many people know what exactly does this term mean. […] January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
