This certificate provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and evaluate participatory governance programs and public engagement activities. This interdisciplinary program combines academic rigor with practical skills. Students examine the main theories and research findings on participatory governance and public engagement and familiarize themselves with past and current democratic innovations in the USA and around the world. Students also develop the capacity to design, carry out and examine processes of participatory governance and public engagement. The certificate, administered by the School of Public Affairs, can be pursued as a specialization within an existing ASU graduate program or as a stand-alone, 15-credit-hour program.

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