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UK Health Service Web-Casts “Citizen Summit”

For some time now, the UK’s National Health Service has been engaging the British public in a series of public “consultations” on various aspects of how well (or not) it delivers health care....(More)

The D+D Community Rallies to Help in U.S. Gulf Coast Restoration

Immediately following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a large Gulf Coast Diaspora was created, with refugees spread throughout the U.S., particularly in the South....(More)

"Dienel Proposes Deliberative Plan for Ratification of EU Constitution."

Dr. Peter Dienel, the inventor and "chief executive officer" of Planning Cells throughout Europe for 30 years, has come up with a plan on how to get citizens to ratify the new EU Constitution effectively....(More in English / in German)

The New Chinese Hybrid: "The Deliberative Poll" + Porto Alegre Budgeting

In a recent development, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is endorsing deliberative democracy experiments at the local level. The CCP in Beijing often receives complaints from the hinterlands that there is too much.... (More)