Public Participation
The involvement of the people who are to be governed in the creation and processes of their government. Public
participation affords individuals and non-governmental groups the ability to observe, engage with, and influence their government.
![Zonal public hearing for review of the 1999 Constitution (photo credit: nigeopolis.com) Zonal public hearing for review of the 1999 Constitution (photo credit: nigeopolis.com)](/sites/default/files/1_Vm7ctj4sHY4fhPCuQYz4qQ.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
26 July 2021
Nigeria’s constitutional review: the continuing quest for a legitimate Grundnorm
![Protests against President Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk, Belarus in August 2020 (photo credit: Reuters) Protests against President Aliaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk, Belarus in August 2020 (photo credit: Reuters)](/sites/default/files/Belarus%20Protests.png)
Voices From The Field
22 June 2021
Constitutional Reform in Belarus: Feasible Changes or an Imitative Process?
![A protester in Santiago holds a sign calling for a 'constitutional assembly for more democracy' [photo credit: Sandra Cuffe/Al Jazeera] A protester in Santiago holds a sign calling for a 'constitutional assembly for more democracy' [photo credit: Sandra Cuffe/Al Jazeera]](/sites/default/files/A%20protester%20in%20Santiago%20holds%20a%20sign%20calling%20for%20a%20%27constitutional%20assembly%20for%20more%20democracy%27%20%5BSandra%20Cuffe%20Al%20Jazeera%5D.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
31 May 2021
Chile Elects its Constitution-Making Body: The Potential and Risks of a Fragmented Convention
![Campaign Screen Displays Presidential Candidate SadyrZhaparov (photo credit: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images) Campaign Screen Displays Presidential Candidate SadyrZhaparov (photo credit: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/Campaign%20Screen%20Displays%20Presdiential%20Candidate%20Sadyr%20Zhaparov%20-%20Vyacheslav%20Oseledko-AFP-Getty%20Images.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 January 2021
Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Third Revolution’ and the Road to Another Victor’s Constitution
![President of Mongolia - second from right - receives proposed constitutional amendments from speaker - second from left (photo credit: Montsame) President of Mongolia - second from right - receives proposed constitutional amendments from speaker - second from left (photo credit: Montsame)](/sites/default/files/President%20of%20Mongolia%20-%20second%20from%20right-%20receives%20proposed%20constitutional%20amendments%20-%20Montsame.jpg)
Voices From The Field
20 January 2020
Mongolia’s Long, Participatory Route to Constitutional Reforms
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Voices From The Field
17 January 2020
Belgium’s experiment in permanent forms of deliberative democracy
![Constitution Illustration (Credit: Ratna Sagar Shresthe/THT) Constitution Illustration (Credit: Ratna Sagar Shresthe/THT)](/sites/default/files/Constitution%20Illustration_Ratna%20Sagar%20Shrestha_THT.jpg)
Voices From The Field
19 December 2019
In the World of Constitution Building in 2019 and 2020 Prospects
![President Zelensky signs amendment abolishing immunity (photo credit: Ukrainian presidency) President Zelensky signs amendment abolishing immunity (photo credit: Ukrainian presidency)](/sites/default/files/President%20Zelensky%20signed%20amendment%20on%20parliamentary%20immunity_President%20of%20Ukraine.jpeg)
Voices From The Field
16 October 2019
A weaker Ukrainian parliament and de facto presidential system? Zelensky’s constitutional reform initiatives
Voices From The Field
28 March 2019
Institutionalizing deliberative mini-publics in Madrid City and German Speaking Belgium – the first steps
![Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP) Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, right, receives the presidential sash from outgoing president Joseph Kabila (photo credit: AP)](/sites/default/files/Congolese%20President%20Felix%20Tshisekedi%2C%20right%2C%20receives%20the%20presidential%20sash%20from%20outgoing%20president%20Joseph%20Kabila_AP.jpg)
Voices From The Field
5 February 2019
An agenda for constitutional reform in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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