The Deliberative Democracy Consortium has released a new report: Bridging the Gap between Public Officials and the Public. It looks at how legislators view public engagement and public deliberation: In these new materials, we ask whether public deliberation ...
The Crisis in Public Consultation There is a crisis in the public consultation world. Citizens have lost confidence in public consultations. They feel jaded. They no longer trust their decision makers, whether it be business ...
Colleen Hardwick, founder and CEO of PlaceSpeak discusses how public consultation is part of participatory democracy.