Politically Independent Candidate X 
Free service which advises politically independent candidates on how to become councillors in England and Wales. Information about voting and election procedures, campaign tips, and FAQs.
http://www.picx.co.uk/Bowling Together: Online Public Engagement in Policy Deliberation
Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John Gøtze reporting on citizen engagement with government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies.
http://bowlingtogether.net/
Citizen Works
Organization founded by Ralph Nader that recruits and trains citizen activists, and directs them to focused action campaigns. Focuses on the issues of democracy, justice, globalization, environment, equality, freedom, and peace. Includes mailing list, calendar, current projects, and tools for organizing.
http://www.citizenworks.org/
Punkvoter.com
Works to activate punks and other disenfranchised young people to participate in elections and to build a coalition of informed voters who can individually and collectively influence public policy. Includes news, guest columns, cartoons, and stickers and flyers available for download.
http://www.punkvoter.com/
The Political Compass
A 6-part questionnaire which plots the taker's political positions on a four-point compass and plots estimates for the positions of 20th century leaders and mid-1990s British politicians.
http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/
Participatory Budgeting
Description of the participatory budgeting model used in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
http://www.goethe.de/br/poa/buerg/en/framebag.htm
Center for Community and Civic Engagement
Housed at The University of Southern Mississippi. Core activities include after-school programs, service-learning, tutoring and mentoring, and civic leadership development throughout the state.
http://www.usm.edu/ccce
govwatcher.org
Promoting common sense government through citizen activism.
http://www.ursenbach.net/govwatcher/
