Thank you for posting a case study on peopleandparticipation.net.  By doing this you are helping other practitioners by providing useful information. When you post a case study on the site other site users may contact you to find out more. We appreciate your willingness to help others in learning from previous participation examples.

Three principles are important for the case studies: Quality, Variety and Lack of Bias.  Please take a moment to ensure that your case study meets the criteria for inclusion on the site. 

New case studies should be:

1. High quality: The case study should be a clear and well written summary of the process in question. The case study should include useful information for all sections of the upload template and should include links for further information. Those who post a case study are acknowledging that site users may get in touch with them seeking further information.

2.  Varied: There is no need to add a particular case study if a virtually identical case study already exists on the site. A new case study should add new information to the site when it comes to:
-          the method used
-          the context in which it took place
-          the outcomes achieved
-          the participant groups involved

3. Unbiased: All case studies featured on the site should accurately reflect the process that took place. Case studies should include the downsides of the process and not overly promote the methods used or organisation involved.

 What happens if a case study doesn't meet these criteria?
 If you find a case study that you feel is of bad quality, virtually identical to other case studies already on the site or misleading you should contact the Involve team or simply leave a comment on that case study page.  Involve will then work with those who posted the unsuitable case studies and make changes the necessary changes, where possible.   Content of the website remains under the discretion of Involve and may be removed if it does not satisfy our criteria.