Citizen Participation

 

Publications

The School of Government offers the following publications related to citizen participation. Please see the School’s online shopping cart for more titles, prices, and ordering information. Please click on the text for a direct link to an article or, in some cases, to an order form. Click Adobe Acrobat Reader for a free copy of the program required to read downloadable PDF files. Visit the Publications Office website if you need additional information about these publications.

Public Intersection Toolkit   
Gordon P. Whitaker, Lydian Altman-Sauer, and Margaret Henderson, 2006
How can you help a diverse group of public and private officials, staff, and volunteers work together on difficult community-wide issues? The Public Intersection  Toolkit includes resources for facilitating such discussions; these materials can help people from governments, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, philanthropies, and businesses recognize shared concerns and act as partners in addressing community problems.
Order the Public Intersection Toolkit

Citizens’ Involvement, Article 9 from County and Municipal Government in North Carolina
John B. Stephens and Maureen M. Berner, 2007
Article 9 from County and Municipal Government in North Carolina
View-only PDF or purchase a downloadable PDF

Guidebook to Public Dispute Resolution in North Carolina
John B. Stephens, 2004
 Chapter 5 (Stakeholder Processes and Public Participation) examines the challenges of effective public participation.
Order the Guidebook to Public Dispute Resolution in North Carolina

Community Partnering on Public Problems

Cooperative Program Evaluation

Elected Board Outreach – Holding Meetings in the Community

Public Comment at Local Government Board Meetings