General
National Consumer Council (NCC) and Involve (2008) Deliberative Public Engagement: nine principles. NCC, London. http://www.involve.org.uk/deliberative_principles
Involve (2005) People & Participation: How to put citizens at the heart of decision-making. Involve, London. http://www.involving.org/mt/archives/blog_13/People%20and%20Participation%20final.pdf
Smith, G. (2005) Beyond the Ballot. 57 Democratic Innovations from Around the World. The Power Inquiry, London. http://www.makeitanissue.org.uk/Beyond%20the%20Ballot.pdf
Public Deliberation: A Manager's Guide to Citizen Engagement http://www.businessofgovernment.org/pdfs/LukensmeyerReport.pdf
New Economics Foundation (1998) Participation Works!: Twenty-one techniques of community participation for the twenty-first century. New Economics Foundation, London http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/uploads/doc_1910200062310_PWA4.doc
Wilcox, David (1994) Guide to Effective Participation. Partnership Books, London. http://www.partnerships.org.uk/guide/index.htm
Evaluation
Making a Difference: Guide to evaluating engagement in central government http://www.involve.org.uk/evaluation
Evaluation: practical guidelines http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/cmsweb/downloads/rcuk/publications/evaluationguide.pdf
Children & Young People
DIY Guide to improving your community http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk_cache/scuk/cache/cmsattach/4130_DIY.pdf
Building a culture of participation - handbook guidelines on involving young people. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/listeningtolearn/downloads/BuildingaCultureofParticipation%5Bhandbook%5D.pdf
Communities
Community Cohesion: An Action Guide http://www.lga.gov.uk/download.asp?path=/Documents/Publication/communitycohesionactionguide.pdf
Everybody needs good neighbours? A study of the link between public participation and community cohesion. http://www.involve.org.uk/cohesion_report
Re:Source Book http://www.alancaldwellassociates.co.uk/publications.htm
The LSP Guide http://www.urbanforum.org.uk/pdf_files/LSP_Guide_2006.pdf
Community
- Led Estate Regeneration Handbook http://www.regenerate-uk.org/handbook.html
Local Government
Manchester Community Engagement Toolkit http://www.manchester.gov.uk/bestvalue/pdf/commengage/Manchester%20Community%20Engagement%20Toolkit.pdf
Portsmouth City Council Consultation Toolkit http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/media/PCC_Consulting_People_toolkit_pt.pdf
The Good Councillors' Guide: essential guidance for town and parish councillors http://www.nalc.gov.uk/training/CouncillorGuide.pdf
Crime and Policing
Passport to community engagement http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/learningzone/passporttoce.pdf
eDemocracy
eDemocracy in Bristol Guide http://www.kevinomalley.org/downloads/ebook.pdf
Excluded Groups
ISR report Engaging the Hard to Reach http://www.policyhub.gov.uk/news_item/participation07.asp
HSE report http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/misc/hardtoreach.pdf