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CORDÓBA Argentina
Top Prize in Participatory Democracy Goes to San Luis Potosi, Mexico
The Central Mexico city's "Building Citizenship" program of 284 citizen participation panels is now institutionalized in local government.
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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SETAGAYA
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PARIS
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TIJUANA
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BARCELONA
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MONTEVIDEO
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Myanmar (Burma)
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RIVERSIDE
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