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.
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Voices From The Field
20 December 2018
Constitution building in 2018 through the lens of ConstitutionNet and 2019 prospects
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Voices From The Field
26 October 2018
Popular initiatives to amend Kenya’s constitution: A misdiagnosis of the problem?
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Voices From The Field
14 August 2018
Uganda’s age limit petition: Constitutional Court demurs on substance, cautious on procedure
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Voices From The Field
22 January 2018
From dictatorship to a new Constitution in The Gambia: Issues and Concerns
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Voices From The Field
14 December 2017
Constitution building in 2017 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field
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Voices From The Field
6 December 2017
Reforming Malta’s constitution to enhance the independence of ‘fourth’ branch institutions
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Voices From The Field
18 October 2017
Nigeria’s constitutional reform process: The quest for a people-driven constitution
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Voices From The Field
26 September 2017
Clawing Back the Gains of Popular Participation – The First Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
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Voices From The Field
20 September 2017
Deliberative Polling for Constitutional Change in Mongolia: An Unprecedented Experiment
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Voices From The Field
29 June 2017
Mongolia’s (flawed) experiment with deliberative polling in constitutional reform
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