General guides
Oxman AD, Lewin S, Lavis JN, Fretheim A. SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP). 15. Engaging the public in evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst. 2009; 7(Suppl 1):S15. www.health-policy-systems.com/content/7/S1/S15
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). Public
Participation Toolbox. Thornton, CO, USA: IAP2, 2004.
www.iap2.affiniscape.com/associations/4748/files/06Dec_Toolbox.pdf
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Citizens as Partners:
OECD Handbook on Information, Consultation and Public Participation
in Policy-Making. Paris: OECD, 2001.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Promises and Problems of E-Democracy: Challenges of online citizen engagement. Paris: OECD, 2003.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Communications
Toolkit. Swindon, UK: ESRC, 2010.
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/tools-and-resources/impact-toolkit/tools/index.aspx
National Environment Research Council (NERC). Engaging the public with your research. Swindon, UK: NERC, 2011. Available at: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/publications/guidance/comyourideas.asp
Ways to consult
stakeholders
Audit Commission. Listen Up: Effective Community Consultation. Abingdon, UK: Audit Commission, 1999. www.audit-commission.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/AuditCommissionReports/NationalStudies/listenup.pdf
Ways to engage stakeholders
SURE Guide 7. Organising and running policy dialogues.
Involve. People and Participation. How to put citizens at the heart
of decision making. Involve and Together We Can, London: Involve,
2005. Available at: http://www.involve.org.uk/people-and-participation/
Involve. Making a Difference: A guide to evaluating public
participation in central government. London: Involve, 2007.
Available at: http://www.involve.org.uk/evaluation-guide
Smith BL. Public Policy and Public Participation: Engaging Citizens
and Community in the Development of Public Policy. Halifax, Canada:
Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Regional Office,
Health Canada, 2003. www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/pdf/pub_policy_partic_e.pdf
Cabinet Office. Viewfinder: A Policy Makers Guide to Public
Involvement. London: Cabinet
Office, 2002. www.nationalschool.gov.uk/policyhub/docs/Viewfinder.pdf
Workshop materials and a presentation
Guides for a workshop and a
PowerPoint presentation on informing and engaging
stakeholders
SUPPORT Tool on
engaging the public in evidence-informed policymaking
Questions to consider when informing and engaging stakeholders in
evidence-informed policymaking