Exchanges
Inclusive outreach for deliberative democracy processes
03/Exchange
Speakers
Obi Jane
CPAED – Peace and Development Advancement
Silvia Cervellini
Delibera Brasil
Topics
Inclusive outreach, barriers to access in contexts of inequality, political disengagement among young people, evaluation and improvement of participatory methodologies
The Deliberation Deck
Turn the card
Not everyone is online
Type of card: Deliberative Challenge
Special power: Forces people to think beyond digital access
How: A mixed strategy was implemented with local facilitators, community media, and printed materials. Calls for participation were broadcast on the radio and through in-person visits. Priority was given to reaching communities without digital connectivity.
Outstanding result: Increased inclusion of rural or disconnected communities
Key actors involved: Rural communities, facilitators, local organizations
Minimum resources required: Mixed communication strategy, local media, printed materials
Context where applied: Brazil, HUB Latin America
View real application Special power: Forces people to think beyond digital access
How: A mixed strategy was implemented with local facilitators, community media, and printed materials. Calls for participation were broadcast on the radio and through in-person visits. Priority was given to reaching communities without digital connectivity.
Outstanding result: Increased inclusion of rural or disconnected communities
Key actors involved: Rural communities, facilitators, local organizations
Minimum resources required: Mixed communication strategy, local media, printed materials
Context where applied: Brazil, HUB Latin America
Turn the card
Learning by doing, deliberating by deciding
Type of card: Tool
Special power: Links learning to action
How: The process integrated pedagogical modules with real simulations of participatory budgeting. Students designed proposals, deliberated, and prioritized resources in specific scenarios. The activities were guided by facilitators and validated with institutional actors.
Outstanding result: Greater commitment of participants to the process
Context where applied: India, South Asia Hub - Pune Participatory Budget, India
Key actors involved: Students, facilitators, institutional actors
Minimum resources required: Training modules, experiential activities, tools
View real application Special power: Links learning to action
How: The process integrated pedagogical modules with real simulations of participatory budgeting. Students designed proposals, deliberated, and prioritized resources in specific scenarios. The activities were guided by facilitators and validated with institutional actors.
Outstanding result: Greater commitment of participants to the process
Context where applied: India, South Asia Hub - Pune Participatory Budget, India
Key actors involved: Students, facilitators, institutional actors
Minimum resources required: Training modules, experiential activities, tools
Inclusive outreach for deliberative democracy processes
Focus
This exchange focused on how to bring participatory spaces closer to those who are usually left out. The challenges of outreach in Brazil were discussed, marked by gaps in education, digital access, and youth disinterest. The case of participatory budgeting in Pune, India, was also shared, highlighting its openness and simplicity, but pointing out the need for greater diversity and technical improvements to the platform.
Times
- 22:27 - Inclusion: calling everyone to the room
- 26:26 - Guide to implement a citizen assembly
- 31:00 - Attracting the youth: social media uses
- 53:47 - Participatory budgeting in Pune
- 1:10:28 - Lessons learned from Brazil participatory budgeting
- 1:18:51 - Sortition: inclusive selection of participants