Jump to navigation

Home
  • About
  • Our Work
  • Resources
  • Get Involved
  • Sign up
Search the site

You are here

  1. Home/
  2. Resources
Back to top

Knowledge Base

Donate

Donate to help us keep the knowledge base going as a free resource
Donate
What is...?

What is...?

Explanations of different democracy and open government terms and concepts

Participation

→

Public Participation

→

Facilitation

→

Deliberative public engagement

→

Deliberative systems thinking

→

Open Government

→

Public engagement in public policy-making

→
Fact or fiction?

Fact or fiction?

Dispelling common myths about public participation

Myth 1: Engagement is too expensive

→

Myth 2: Citizens aren’t up to it

→

Myth 3: Engagement only works for easy issues

→

Myth 4: Citizen power is a floodgate we should avoid at all costs

→

Myth 5: Citizens don’t want to be involved, they just want good service

→
What is the impact of participation?

What is the impact of participation?

Evidence of the impact of public participation

Benefits and costs of public participation

→

Efficiency and effectiveness of services, projects and programmes

→

Quality and legitimacy of decision-making

→

Citizenship and governance

→

Costs of public participation

→
What are the effects of deliberation?

What are the effects of deliberation?

Evidence of the affects of deliberation on participants and decision-making

The impact of deliberation on participants’ opinions

→

The impact of deliberation on empathy and common interest

→

The impact of cognitive bias on deliberation

→
How do I make the case for public participation?

How do I make the case for public participation?

Guidance on developing the business case for public participation

Introducing the valuing engagement toolkit

→

Stage 1: Scope the business case

→

Stage 2: Define the focus and purpose

→

Stage 3: Decide what to measure

→

Stage 4: Complete the checklist and calculation chart

→

Stages 5 & 6: Analyse results and present the business case

→

How to fill in the calculation chart

→

How to feed back the results

→
How and why do people participate?

How and why do people participate?

Findings from our research into what creates and sustains active citizenship

How and why does participation begin, continue and stop?

→

Why do people start participating?

→

Why do people continue or stop participating?

→

What connections are there between different forms and episodes of participation?

→

What are the implications of how people participate for policy and practice?

→
What are the qualities of a good participatory process?

What are the qualities of a good participatory process?

Participation principles and standards

Nine principles of effective deliberative public engagement

→

IAP2 Core Values for the Practice of Public Participation

→

GIFT Principles of Public Participation in Fiscal Policy

→

OECD Guiding principles for open and inclusive decision making

→
How do I plan a participatory process?

How do I plan a participatory process?

Guidance on how to develop and design a participatory process

Introduction to planning participation

→

Scope

→

Purpose

→

Outputs (activities and tangible products)

→

Outcomes (overall results and impacts)

→

Context

→

Who to involve

→

Final design

→

Institutional response

→

Review of the process

→
How do I facilitate a participatory process?

How do I facilitate a participatory process?

Guidance on faciliating participatory processes

Introduction to facilitation

→

Facilitation skills

→

Facilitating tricky situations

→
How do I evaluate a participatory process?

How do I evaluate a participatory process?

Guidance on how to measure and evaluate a participatory process

How can evaluation help?

→

Public engagement in public policy-making

→

Thinking about objectives

→

When to start evaluation

→

Measuring success

→

Doing the evaluation – what should it cover?

→

Doing the evaluation – how to do it

→

After the evaluation

→
Resources

Resources

Frameworks and resources developed by Involve

Scope checklist

→

Context checklist

→

Evaluation Framework

→

Community cohesion and participation – a practical framework

→
Back to top

London

+44 (0)20 3745 4334
info@involve.org.uk

18 Victoria Park Square
London
E2 9PF

Edinburgh

+44 (0)131 281 0891
info@involve.org.uk

Hayweight House
23 Lauriston St
Edinburgh
EH3 9DQ

Belfast

+44 (0)28 9568 0385
info@involve.org.uk

Community House
City Link Business Park
6A Albert St
Belfast
BT12 4HQ

  • About
    • Our vision
    • About Involve
    • Our people
    • Who funds us
  • Our Work
    • What We Do
    • Our Projects
    • Who we work with
    • Work With Us
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Knowledge Base
    • Methods
    • Case Studies
    • Publications
  • Get Involved
    • Contact us
    • Donate
    • Events
    • Share your story
    • Open Government Network
  • Sign up

Follow Us

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Rss
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2018 Involve Licensed under a Creative Commons

The Involve Foundation (known as Involve) is a registered charity: 1130568 (England & Wales) and SC047314 (Scotland)

Registered Company No. 05669443

Site by Effusion

  • About
    • Our vision
    • About Involve
    • Our people
      • Staff
      • Associates
      • Board Members
    • Who funds us
  • Our Work
    • What We Do
    • Our Projects
    • Who we work with
    • Work With Us
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Knowledge Base
      • Fact or fiction?
      • How and why do people participate?
      • How do I evaluate a participatory process?
      • How do I facilitate a participatory process?
      • How do I make the case for public participation?
      • How do I plan a participatory process?
      • Resources
      • What are the affects of deliberation?
      • What are the qualities of a good participatory process?
      • What is the impact of participation?
      • What is...?
    • Methods
    • Case Studies
    • Publications
  • Get Involved
    • Contact us
    • Donate
    • Events
    • Share your story
    • Open Government Network
  • Sign up