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Resource Name: Champions of Participation: Engaging Citizens in Local Governance
Resource URL: http://www.ids.ac.uk/UserFiles/File/news/2008/Champions_Report.pdf
Resource Description: The Champions of Participation event in May 2007 brought together 44 people (24 from the UK and 20 from 14 other countries) involved in local government to discuss these questions. They comprised elected officials, including mayors from the Philippines and Brazil; city councillors from New Orleans and UK authorities; local government officials and other service providers; community activists; workers from local and national NGOs; academics and representatives of central government in the UK and in India.
This report summarises the discussions and debates held over a five-day period which included a two-day workshop, two days of visiting sites in the UK of particular interest, and one day of policy dialogue with UK policymakers in the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Department for International Development (DFID).