Case Studies — Civic Engagement

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

10,000 Applaud to Overthrow ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’

Posted by Josie Baum in Advocacy, Arrest and Harrasment, Build Awareness , Access Blocked Information, Civic Engagement, Collaborate, Election Monitoring, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

Ten thousand activists protesting against Lukashenko's prolonged presidential regime represent the stirrings of revolution.
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Bersih 2.0 Rally

Posted by Afsanieh Rassti in Build Awareness , Free, Civic Engagement, Plan and Strategize, Election Monitoring, Keep Supporters Engaged

Bersih 2.0 drew 50,000 supporters to its Walk for Democracy, strengthening the movement for free and fair Malaysian elections.
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Engaging Youth with Politics in Venezuela

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Civic Engagement, Plan and Strategize, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Mobilize

What tactics worked for youth activists in Venezuela trying to get their peers involved ahead of 2010's parliamentary elections?
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Cuidemos el Voto

Posted by Oscar Salazar and Susannah Vila in Free, Civic Engagement, Crowdsourcing, Moderately Wired, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Social Networking, Twitter, Ushahidi

How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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Documenting Fraud in Afghan Elections

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Citizen Media, Civic Engagement, Document Information, Poorly Wired, Election Monitoring, Mobiles, SMS, Ushahidi

Alive in Afghanistan empowers Afghani civil society groups and citizens to report on Afghani elections for themselves.
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