CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

In American cities such as New York and Detroit, participatory budgeting processes could in time take on more challenging ...

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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When city councilmember Amir Farokhi discovered $1 million in ...

Colombia's image is still tainted by its long and violent drug war, but its second largest city is practicing one of the most innovative forms of city democracy anywhere. Medellin is one of few big ...

Contemporary public policy is no longer able to rely on representative democracy. To stay legitimate and fulfil popular needs, it has to transform and become more participatory and digital. (L-r) ...

Participatory Budgeting is back for its fourth cycle in Durham, allowing residents the opportunity to allot $2.4 million in city funding on (almost) whatever project idea they can dream up. Durham ...

One of the most interesting aspects of this placement was the opportunity to work with the Communauté de Base (COBA), a local organization which is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of ...

Participatory management is a system in which employees of a business organization take an active role in the decision-making process as it relates to the way the business operates. There are various ...

The Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP) engages employees at all levels of the organization in setting priorities and developing solutions to advance Total Worker Health (TWH). Total Worker ...