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- Ask Your MP - Searchable directory of MPs and MEPs all over the UK. Find contact details for your local MP or MEP.
www.askyourmp.co.uk
- Bowling Together: Online Public Engagement in Policy Deliberation - Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John Gøtze reporting on citizen engagement with government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies.
bowlingtogether.net
- Center for Community and Civic Engagement - Group housed at the University of Southern Mississippi which seeks to foster civic participation among youth by sponsoring volunteer and community programs. Listings of staff, current opportunities, and partner groups available, as well as links and publications.
www.ccce.usm.edu
- CIRELA Project - Comparative research project on patterns of political participation and representation in six Latin American countries. Project description and research design, surveys, and translations available.
socrates.berkeley.edu/~seawrigh/cirela
- Citizen Works - Organization founded by Ralph Nader that recruits and trains citizen activists, and directs them to focused action campaigns. Focuses on the issues of democracy, justice, globalization, environment, equality, freedom, and peace. Includes mailing list, calendar, current projects, and tools for organizing.
www.citizenworks.org
- IFES Bosnia and Herzegovina - Civic Education Project - The goal of the Civic Education Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) is to help the people understand how a democratic society operates.
www.ifesbih.org
- Know Your Congress - Contact information, campaign finance and PAC figures, and voting information for each member of Congress, from liberal watchdog group Common Cause.
causenet.commoncause.org/afr/dbq/officials
- Politically Independent Candidate X - Free service which advises politically independent candidates on how to become councillors in England and Wales. Information about voting and election procedures, campaign tips, and FAQs.
www.picx.co.uk
- Survey on Political Decision Making - A Boston University study of people's attitudes about politics, exploring the psychology of political beliefs.
www.psychsystems.org/politics
- The Movement for Christian Democracy - A UK organization that exists to promote Christian involvement in politics and the democratic process.
www.mcdpolitics.org
- The Political Compass - A 6-part questionnaire which plots the taker's political positions on a four-point compass and plots estimates for the positions of 20th century leaders and mid-1990s British politicians.
www.politicalcompass.org
- Vote for America - A non-partisan, non-profit organization that unites citizens from all walks of life in a shared campaign to raise voter turnout.
www.voteforamerica.org
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