Feature Articles

The Chinese Communist Party and Deliberative Democracy

By Ethan J. Leib

Hannah Arendt's On Revolution explores how every truly revolutionary regime seeks to govern through local councils of deliberating citizens--"organs of the people"--rather than through party-led machines of governance. These councils...(More)

Portrait of Pioneer: Dr. Peter Dienel and his Planning Cell(s)

By Antoine Vergne

"I want to show you something"  says professor Peter Dienel, as he pulls a sheet of paper out of his jacket. It reads: "If you want to lead a happy life, connect it with a goal." Albert Einstein." You see?” continues Peter, “Albert Einstein was right”. Two hours with Peter Dienel and this sentence was becoming all too real....(More in English / in German / in French )

e-Rulemaking: a New Avenue for Public Engagement

By Robert Carlitz and Rosemary Gunn

What is it? A glance at the front page of a national newspaper in the United States will often turn up a reference to the development of a “rule” by some federal agency. Most of us, however, don't recognize this as.... (More)

A Primer for Promoting Deliberative Democracy and the Dynamics of Development at the Grassroots

By Ramon Daubon

The development assistance industry is undergoing an existential crisis. Critical books by distinguished practitioners pointed to the obvious truth that “developing” countries were not developing as should be expected...(More)