Registration

Users can register as an organization or as an individual.  Once registered, you can upload various projects, events or pieces of scholarship in connection with the same registration.

Questions

Data Labels

Notes

(If Organization)

I am registering on behalf of an:

Academic Institute

Activist Organization

Advocacy Group

After School Program

Association

Business Organization

Charitable Organization

Civil Society Organization

Community Based Organization

Community Development Organization

Community Technology Center

Cooperative/Collective

Cultural Institution

Faith Based Organization

For Profit Organization

Governmental Organization

--Executive

--Legislative

--Judicial

--Administrative

Grass Roots Organization

Media/Journalism

Non-Governmental Organization

Not for Profit Organization

Political Party

Professional Corporation

Religious Institution/Organization

--Buddhist

--Christian

--Hindu

--Jewish

--Muslim

--Other

School

Technology Service Provider

Union

University

Other

Is your organization a subsidiary of any of the following?

Same as above

Is your organization affiliated with any of the following?

Same as above

On what level does your organization operate?

City/Local

Community/Neighborhood

State/Provincial

Regional

National

International

Does your organization employ any of the following?

Employees

Volunteers

Consultant/Contractors

Interns

Students

Researchers

What are some of the technologies used to carry out the democratic activities of your organization?

(If web site is among those technologies selected, user will answer the "web site questions" outlined below)

Hardware (Chat Server, Computer Desktops, Computer Laptops, Computer Shared/Groupware, Digital Cameras, Facsimile, Handhelds, Keypads, Mobile Phones, Photocopier, Scanners, Telephone, Television, Video and Camcorder, Web Server)

Software (Audio Editing, Audio Streaming, Calendar Creation, Chat, Closed Source Software, Content Management, Content Publication, Content Syndication, Course Creation, Dialogue Software - Nonchat, Databases, GIS, GPS, HTML Editor, Listserv, MP3, MPEG, Open Source Software, Powerpoint, Spreadsheets, Video Editing, Video Streaming, Weblogs, Web Publishing)

Communications (Chat, Commercial Cable Broadcast, Data over IP, Interactive Television Broadcast, Public Access Cable Broadcast, Satellite Broadcast, Streaming Media, Telephony Wireline, Telephony Wireless, Television Broadcast, Voice over IP, Wireless Networking, Web Hosting)

(If Individual) Which of the following do you identify yourself as?

Accountant/Auditor

Activist

Agriculture

Clergy

Computer Professional

Consultant

Dialogue Facilitator

Doctor

Educator/Teacher/Professor

Engineer

Entrepreneur/Business Owner

Government Official/Civil Servant

Inter-group Dialogue Practitioner

Laborer

Law Enforcement

Lawyer/Judge

Mediator

Non-violent Communication Practitioner

Not Employed

Partner/Principal/Owner

Politician

Researcher

Scientist

Service Provider

Student

Technician

Writer/Editor

Other

Events/Projects/Writings

After registering, users can then upload an event - such as a conference; a project - such as an organizational activity; or a writing - such as research or scholarship.  In addition to the questions below, users are asked basic questions, e.g. location information of an event/project/writing, contact information as well as about their methods for evaluating and measuring data gathered.

What is the practical focus (i.e. what is the activity of democracy with which you are concerned)? [PRACTICE-ORIENTED DATA LABELS]

Activism/Hacktivism

Civil Society Building

Consensus Building

Decision-making

Deliberation

Dialogue

Dispute Resolution

Education/Community Information

E-Government

Electoral Politics/Voting & E-Voting

Fundraising

Group Formation/Organization

Information Exchange

Law Making

Mediation

Opinion Formation

Party Politics

Policy/Feedback

Protest/E-Protest

Public Discourse

Rule Making

Service Provision/E-Government

Strategy

What is the theoretical focus? [THEORETICAL DATA LABELS]

Cultural Theory

Deliberative Democracy

Direct Democracy

Participatory Democracy

Procedural Democracy

Problem Solving

What are other related areas of interest?

Art

Commerce

Law

Media

Religion

Technology

Other

 Please indicate the duration of the activity:

 < 6 months

6 - 12 months

1 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

> 5 years

 Which of the following funding sources apply to the activity?

Advertising

Commercial Enterprise

Donations

E-Commerce

Foundation Grant

Fundraising

Non Profit Revenue Generation

Private Financing

Public Financing

Sponsorships

Other Fundraising

 Are you seeking academic evaluation of your project?

Yes

No

Web Site

If users selected web site as a technology used, the following questions are presented. Other questions not listed in this outline are the following: number of page hits, number of page views, number of registered users, retroactive date that measurements were taken from.  In addition, we ask about participation via the web site as described below.

How many HTML pages is the web site composed of?

0 - 20

21 - 50

51 - 75

76 - 100

100+

Please indicate the age of the web site:

 < 1 Year

1 - 3 Years

3 - 5 Years

5 - 7 Years

7 - 10 Years

How often is the web site updated?

Yearly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Dynamic

Participation

These questions address the level of interaction that a user has with a web site.  They are presented as part of the web technology section.  

What type of citizen services does the web site provide?

Administrative Functions

Citizen Feedback

Delivery of Services

Forms Processing

Handling Multiple Transactions

Handling Single Transactions

Information Gathering

Information Provision

Provision of Forms

Revenue Generation

Technology Development

User Interactivity

Web Portal

Other

If users have the capability to post content to the web site, is content:

Reviewed before posting

Edited before posting

Edited after posting

Posted directly

Can users communicate directly with other users?

Participate in moderated chat rooms

Participate in self-moderated chat rooms

Participate in un-moderated chat rooms

Participate in scheduled forums

Post to message boards

Blogging

Other

Who are the participants?

All Users - anonymous

All Users - registered

Random group of users

Select group of users

Other

What is the recruitment process for the participants?

Financial Reward/Payment

Internal Sources/Employees

Mandated Participation

Volunteerism

Other

What is the level of decision-making that the users are involved with?

One time vote

Ongoing until consensus

Ongoing until decision

Ongoing until time is certain

What methods are used for informing the deliberation?

Emailed to Participants

On-line Source

Printed Materials Distributed

Participants Responsible for Research

Other Means of Electronic Dissemination

Audience

During registration and when adding an event/activity/writing, users are presented with the opportunity to indicate whether or not a specific audience is targeted.  If so, the following questions are presented.

What is the target audience size?

 < 100

100 - 500

500 - 1000

> 500

As many as we can get

What is the target audience age?

Under 18

18 - 25

25 - 40

40 - 55

55 - 65

65+

If targeting a specific racial audience, please indicate:

African American

Asian American

Latino Hispanic

Native American

White

Other

If targeting a religion, please indicate:

Buddhist

Christian

Hindu

Jewish

Muslim

Other

If targeting a gender, please indicate:

Male

Female

If targeting a particular educational background, please indicate:

Elementary

High School

College

Graduate

Post-Graduate 

Does your audience represent any of the following?

Specific Stakeholders in a Debate

Specific Geographic Community