Talk:Participation

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Overlap between participation articles[edit]

I was looking at the articles on participation, and I noticed that they are not very coordinated and they overlap quite a bit. I'm not suggesting any particular mergers at this point, although that might be a solution. I do think the articles should be clearer about their distinctions.

Here are some "main" participation articles:

Participatory democracy
Grassroots democracy
Public participation
Public consultation
Participation (decision making)
Participative decision making (seems to be focused on management)
Group decision making (not necessarily involving participation)

And some specific varieties that could be better coordinated:

Feel free to add to these lists, and offer any suggestions for improvements. Thanks! MakeBelieveMonster (talk) 16:21, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]