citizen participation in the united states
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Citizen Participation in the United States. Workshop: How to Make Citizen Participation Relevant in European Regions Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany December 5, 2012. The Deliberative Democracy Consortium. The context: How have citizens* changed? More educated - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Workshop: How to Make Citizen Participation Relevant in European Regions
Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, GermanyDecember 5, 2012
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THE CONTEXT: HOW HAVE CITIZENS*
CHANGED?
More educated More skeptical – different
attitudes toward authority Have less time to spare Better able to find resources,
allies, information
* “citizens” = residents, people
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THREE MINUTES AT THE MICROPHONE
Retrieved from Cincinnati.com, July 27, 2012
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SUCCESSFUL TACTIC: PROACTIVE RECRUITMENT Map community networks;
Involve leaders of those networks;
‘Who is least likely to participate?’
Use online as well as f2f connections;
Follow up!
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SUCCESSFUL TACTIC: SMALL-GROUP PROCESSES
No more than 12 people per group;
Facilitator who is impartial (doesn’t give opinions);
Start with people describing their experiences;
Lay out options;
Help people plan for action.
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SUCCESSFUL TACTIC: FRAMING AN ISSUE
Give people the information they need, in ways they can use it
Lays out several options or views (including ones you don’t agree with)
Trust them to make good decisions
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SUCCESSFUL TACTIC: ENCOURAGING CITIZEN ACTION
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SUCCESSFUL TACTIC: ONLINE TOOLS
Particularly good for: Providing background information Data gathering by citizens Generating and
ranking ideas Helping people
visualize options Maintaining
connections over time
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STRENGTHS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Making policy decisions, plans, budgets Catalyzing citizen action Building trust, fostering new leadership Connections = disaster preparedness Attachment = economic vitality
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LIMITATIONS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (AS WE PRACTICE IT TODAY)
Lots of work for temporary gain Inefficient – every organization on its own Community moves back to ‘politics as usual’ ‘Engagers’ set the agenda, not the ‘engaged’ Limited impact on equity Laws on participation out
of step with practices
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WHAT IS CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE?
The regular opportunities, activities, and arenas that allow people to connect with each other, solve problems, make decisions, and be part of a community.
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NEW MODEL ORDINANCE ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Available at www.deliberative-democracy.netDeveloped as a collaboration of:
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“PORTSMOUTH LISTENS” PORTSMOUTH, NH Ongoing process since 2000 Several hundred participants each time Addressed a number of major policy
decisions: bullying in schools, school redistricting, city’s master plan, balancing city budget, whether to build new middle school
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JANE ADDAMS SCHOOL FOR DEMOCRACY WEST SIDE OF ST. PAUL, MN
50-200 people in “neighborhood learning circles” every month since 1998
Involves recent Hmong, Latino, Somali immigrants
Young people involved in circles and other activities
Cultural exchanges - food, crafts, storytelling Has resulted in new
projects, initiatives, festivals, and changein INS policy
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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN BRAZILIAN CITIES
Commitment from gov’t to adopt budget;
Wide range of ways to be involved;
A carnival atmosphere;
Started small, now huge – 60,000+ people
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SLIDES AVAILABLE AT:WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/MATTLEIGHNINGER
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RESOURCES
www.participedia.netwww.deliberative-democracy.netwww.soulofthecommunity.org www.everydaydemocracy.orgwww.publicagenda.orgwww.kettering.org
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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
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1. Make engagement easier, more efficient2. Build trust3. Give residents more control of the agenda4. Better address inequities 5. Increase community attachment and
economic growth6. Increase residents’ sense of legitimacy and
“public happiness”
Why build stronger civic infrastructure?