Public Participation
The involvement of the people who are to be governed in the creation and processes of their government. Public
participation affords individuals and non-governmental groups the ability to observe, engage with, and influence their government.
Voices From The Field
6 December 2017
Reforming Malta’s constitution to enhance the independence of ‘fourth’ branch institutions
Voices From The Field
18 October 2017
Nigeria’s constitutional reform process: The quest for a people-driven constitution
Voices From The Field
26 September 2017
Clawing Back the Gains of Popular Participation – The First Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
Voices From The Field
20 September 2017
Deliberative Polling for Constitutional Change in Mongolia: An Unprecedented Experiment
Voices From The Field
29 June 2017
Mongolia’s (flawed) experiment with deliberative polling in constitutional reform
Voices From The Field
16 June 2017
Australia’s First Nations seek to be heard: A seminal process, outcomes pending
Voices From The Field
16 May 2017
Benin’s fourth failed constitutional reform effort: The decisive legacy of participatory processes
Voices From The Field
29 November 2016
The Sudan National Dialogue and constitutional reforms: Co-opting mild opponents?
Voices From The Field
12 September 2016
Zambia’s failed constitutional referendum: what next?
Voices From The Field
24 August 2016
The Greece constitutional reform process: Towards direct democracy and secularism?