Civic Engagement Trends


FAIRVOTE:

The State of Women's Representation 2015-2016

December 14, 2015

http://www.fairvote.org/the_state_of_women_s_representation_2015


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PEW RESEARCH CENTER:

Even in Era of Disillusionment, Many Around the World Say Ordinary Citizens Can Influence Government

By Richard Wike, Janell Fetterolf and Bridget Parker

October 24, 2016

http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/10/24/even-in-era-of-disillusionment-many-around-the-world-say-ordinary-citizens-can-influence-government/

 

Millennials match Baby Boomers as largest generation in U.S. electorate, but will they vote?

By Richard Fry

May 16, 2016

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/16/millennials-match-baby-boomers-as-largest-generation-in-u-s-electorate-but-will-they-vote/


PUBLIC AGENDA:

Power To The People! (And Settings for Using It Wisely?)
Balancing direct and deliberative democracy in participatory budgeting processes

December 6th, 2016

By Matt Leighninger and Chloe Rinehart

https://www.publicagenda.org/files/PowertothePeople_PublicAgenda_2016.pdf

 

Public Engagement And America's Growing Latino Population

By Lara Birnback, with Maria Martha Chavez, Will Friedman and Isaac Rowlett 

June 1, 2009

https://www.publicagenda.org/media/public-engagement-and-americas-growing-latino-population

 

Public Spending, By The People

Participatory Budgeting in the United States and Canada in 2014 - 2015

May 10th, 2016

By Carolin Hagelskamp, Chloe Rinehart, Rebecca Silliman and David Schleifer and in partnership with local participatory budgeting evaluators and practitioners. 

https://www.publicagenda.org/files/PublicSpendingByThePeople_PublicAgenda_2016.pdf