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CIRELA Project
Comparative research project on patterns of political participation and representation in six Latin American countries. Project description and research design, surveys, and translations available.
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~seawrigh/cir...
Bowling Together: Online Public Engagement in Policy Deliberation
Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John Gøtze reporting on citizen engagement with government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies.
http://bowlingtogether.net/
Participatory Budgeting
Description of the participatory budgeting model used in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
http://www.goethe.de/br/poa/buerg/en/frame...
The Political Compass
Chart your course through the political quagmire.
http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalc...
Politically Independent Candidate X
Free service which advises politically independent candidates on how to become councillors in England and Wales. Information about voting and election procedures, campaign tips, and FAQs.
http://www.picx.co.uk/
Punkvoter.com
Works to activate punks and other disenfranchised young people to participate in elections and to build a coalition of informed voters who can individually and collectively influence public policy. Includes news, guest columns, cartoons, and stickers and flyers available for download.
http://www.punkvoter.com/
Center for Community and Civic Engagement
Housed at The University of Southern Mississippi. Core activities include after-school programs, service-learning, tutoring and mentoring, and civic leadership development throughout the state.
http://www.usm.edu/ccce
Vote for America
A non-partisan, non-profit organization that unites citizens from all walks of life in a shared campaign to raise voter turnout.
http://www.voteforamerica.org
govwatcher.org
Promoting common sense government through citizen activism.
http://www.ursenbach.net/govwatcher/
Citizen Works
Group working on a campaign to eliminate the corosive political influence of corporations and restore democracy to the people. Founded by Ralph Nader.
http://www.citizenworks.org/
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