Our good friend Michael Briand emailed me today announcing the inaugural issue of IAP2’s new International Journal of Public Participation (IJP2). The IJP2 is an online, multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of information among researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and citizens about public participation and its impact around the world. It has been created with the specific intention of bridging the arenas of research and practice within the field of public participation.

Look over the current issue, or go to the Journal’s home page at www.iap2.org/ijp2. I’m particularly excited to see the Journal connected to a Forum (bulletin board) where some real conversations can take place about the articles, and it looks like they’re planning to add a wiki as well.

Here’s the contents of the first issue:

Welcome: ‘Welcome to the IJP2’ Katherine Beavis

Comment: ‘Democracy at the Core: Recalling Participation’s Raison d’Être’ Michael Briand

Features: ‘Pro-social Reasoning in Deliberative Policy Decisions’ Peter Muhlberger

‘Prophet of Participation: Mary Parker Follett and Citizen Participation’ Ricardo Morse

‘Participation Through IAP2 Guidelines: An Opportunity or Challenge for Integrated
  Development Planning in South Africa? ’ Francois Theron, Nicky Ceaser, Ismail Davids

‘Status and Participation: A Focus on Process Design in a Cambodian Case-Study’ Beth Rushton

Remarks: ‘Public Participation as Dialogue, Debate, and Negotiation: Entangled Promises and Practices’ John Forester

Classic: ‘Citizen Participation in Decision Making: Is It Worth the Effort?’ Renee Irvin, John Stansbury

Interview: A Conversation with James Creighton

Review: Beyond Reason by Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro Mike Henry

Forum: Do scholars and practitioners have anything to say to each other?

Enjoy!

Sandy Heierbacher

Sandy Heierbacher co-founded the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) with Andy Fluke in 2002, with the 60 volunteers and 50 organizations who worked together to plan NCDD’s first national conference. She served as NCDD's Executive Director between 2002 and 2018. Click here for a list of articles and resources authored by Sandy.

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