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Participation

Types of participation Involve’s Pathways through Participation research, with NCVO and the Institute f…
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Public Participation

Public participation is the engagement of individuals with the various structures and institutions of democr…
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Facilitation

Facilitation is a process of enabling groups to work cooperatively and effectively together and which emphas…
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Deliberative public engagement

Deliberation is an approach to decision-making that allows participants to consider relevant information fro…
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Deliberative systems thinking

Deliberative systems thinking is an approach to understanding and analysing democracy that is concerned with…
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Open Government

Open government is the simple but powerful idea that governments and institutions work better for citizens w…
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Public engagement in public policy-making

Engaging the public in policy-making is an important step. If it is not done well, it can damage the reputat…
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