Citizen Participation

Print and online resources

Print

James L. Creighton. 2005. The Public Participation Handbook: Making Better Decisions through Citizen Involvement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (A Wiley Imprint).

Gastil, John, and Peter Levine, (eds.). 2005. The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for Effective Civic Engagement in the 21st Century. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Paul D. Epstein, Paul M. Coates, Lyle D. Wray (with David Swain). 2006. Results that Matter: Improving Communities by Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance and Getting Things Done. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Desmond M. Connor. 1988. "A New Ladder of Citizen Participation," National Civic Review 77:3 (May 1988). pp. 249-57.

International City/County Management Association (ICMA) books and guides

• Walsh, Mary L. (1997). Building Citizen Involvement. Washington: ICMA.
• Citizen and Resident Participation
• City of Ashland’s Citizen Participation Plan
• Collaborative Governance: A Guide for Grantmakers  
  

Websites

• International Association for Public Participation
• National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
• Collaborative Democracy Network
• Deliberative Democracy Network
• League of California Cities, Institute for Local Government – Collaborative Governance
• League of California Cities, Institute for Local Government - Public hearings