Meaningful Participation: an Activist’s Guide to Collaborative Policy-Making, by Gayle L. Gifford, offers suggestions on how nonprofit organizations can change public policy. Ms. Gifford, president of ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Every election, voters cast their ballots to have a say in the governments that pass and implement the many policies that shape their lives. But democratic participation doesn't have ...

Social identity theory explains how people's behavior is influenced by their group identities and intergroup relationships. It has been applied in a variety of fields but has not yet been fully ...

Development and dissemination of accurate and timely information, coupled with stakeholder participation and feedback, are requisite elements of a democratic policy-making process At every stage in ...