Civil society
People and participation: how to put citizens at the heart of decision-making
Participatory practice in stregthening citizenship and democracy
Authors:
; Involve
Publisher:
Involve, 2005
Although participation has become an essential ingredient in public policy decision-making and delivery, the potential and pitfalls of participation in practice are not widely understood. Based on UK evidence, though widely applicable, this guide outlines the challenges and opportunities of introducing participatory approaches into our institutions and organisations.
The guide offers some basic parameters for describing participatory methods, and applies them to some well-known methods. The aim is both to provide useful descriptions of the methods, and to enable others to use the frameworks to collect their own evidence about 'what works' for them in different circumstances.
