Transforming Public Life

A Decade of Citizen Engagement in Bridgeport, CT
Will Friedman, Alison Kadlec and Lara Birnback
02/22/2008
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When it comes time to solve community problems or make and implement public policy, the institutions, organizations, and individuals of Bridgeport, CT, defy business as usual through a remarkably inclusive and deliberative citizen-centered approach to problem-solving. As a result of roughly a decade of hard work by organizations, "ordinary" citizens and various local leaders, public engagement has become
embedded in the life of the community.


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