Introduction: Why Create Spaces of Engagement? Connecting Theory, Policy, and PracticeLeah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Sarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa Part One: Across Disciplines and Beyond the Academy: Stretching Deliberative Democratic Theory 1. Revelatory Protest, Deliberative Exclusion, and the B.C. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry: Bridging the Micro/Macro DivideGenevieve Fuji Johnson, Simon Fraser University 2. The Alberta Energy Futures Lab: A Case Study in Socio-Cultural Transition Through Public EngagementStephen Williams, Energy Futures Lab 3. Deliberative Democracy and Collective Impact: Seeing and Believing Shared Outcomes and Shared ParticipationEllen Szarleta, Indiana University Northwest 4. Northern Women’s Conceptualizations of Wellbeing: Engaging in the "Right" Policy ConversationsLeah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Jacqueline Gillis, University of Guelph 5. Unsettled Democracy: The Case of the Grandview-Woodlands Citizen AssemblyRachel Magnusson, City of Vancouver 6. Opening to the Possible: Girls and Women with Disabilities Engaging in VietnamDeborah Stienstra, University of Guelph and Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Carleton University Part Two: Centring Voices from the Margins: Expanding and Evaluating Engagement Practices 7. How OpenMedia.ca Has Used Social Media to Engage Thousands in "Policy Hacking" for Regulatory Reforms at the CRTC and Other Government BodiesTara Mahoney, Simon Fraser University 8. An Experiment in Engaging the "Heart and Mind": Building Community Capacity on Post-Secondary Campuses Catriona Remocker, University of Victoria, Tim Dyck, University of Victoria, and Dan Reist, University of Victoria 9. Art-Full Methods of Democratic Participation: Listening, Engagement, and ConnectionJoanna Ashworth, Simon Fraser University 10. Power, Privilege, and Policy-Making: Reflections on “Changing Public Engagement from the Ground Up” Alana Cattapan, University of Waterloo, April Mandrona, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Tammy Findlay, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University 11. Engaging with Women in Low-Income: Implications for Government-Convened Public Engagement Initiatives and Deliberative DemocracyLeah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph Part Three: Effective and Affective Spaces of Deliberation 12. The heART of Engagement: Experiences of a Community-Created Mobile Art Gallery in BrazilBruno de Oliviera Jayme, Royal Roads University 13. Temporary Labour Migrants’ Engagement and (Dis)engagement with the Policy ProcessEthel Tungohan, York University 14. Storytelling as Engagement: Learning from Youth Voices in AttawapiskatSarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa 15. Making Spaces for Truth: Exploring the Lived Meanings of Deliberating Reconciliation in Higher EducationDerek Tannis, Saskatchewan Polytechnic 16. Global Development Agendas with Local Relevance? "Glocal" Approaches, Tensions, and Lessons on Measuring Aid EffectivenessAstrid Pérez Piñán, University of Victoria Conclusion: Concluding Reflections on Policy Justice Deliberative Democracy, Citizen Participation, and the Future of Policy-MakingLeah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Sarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

"Creating Spaces of Engagement makes a compelling, convincing, and pressing argument for relational and collaborative approaches to policy making in today’s increasingly exclusionary politics. This collection has immense relevance for scholars, practitioners, teachers, and activists engaging in citizen-centric approaches to policy making."