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July 15, 2025

Usability study of existing participatory budgeting web pages

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
Usability study of existing participatory budgeting web pages

Assessment of usability and accessibility of 50 participatory budgeting websites to improve digital civic participation.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, English, Planning and management, Local government, State/regional government, Europe, 2020
July 15, 2025

User-friendliness of participatory budgeting IT systems

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
User-friendliness of participatory budgeting IT systems

Checklist to evaluate and improve the usability of participatory budgeting digital platforms.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, German, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, Local government, State/regional government, Europe, 2020
July 15, 2025

Participation of young people in citizens' budgets: a toolbox

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
Participation of young people in citizens' budgets: a toolbox

Toolkit of methods to involve youth in all phases of participatory budgeting processes.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools, Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, German, Outreach and engagement, Planning and management, Local government, State/regional government, Germany, Europe, 2020
July 15, 2025

Participatory budgeting in Brandenburg: Perspectives for youth participation

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting in Brandenburg: Perspectives for youth participation

Study of participatory budgeting in Brandenburg, Germany, with models and ideas to improve youth participation in local democracy.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools, Case Studies
Participatory budgeting, German, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Local government, State/regional government, Germany, Europe, 2020
July 15, 2025

The practical guide to participatory budgeting

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
The practical guide to participatory budgeting

Step-by-step guide to designing and running participatory budgeting in French local contexts.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, French, Planning and management, proje`, Local government, State/regional government, France, Europe, 2020
June 18, 2025

The citizen paradigm of the Theater of the Oppressed: Politicization or blind spot?

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
The citizen paradigm of the Theater of the Oppressed: Politicization or blind spot?

A critical look at how the Theater of the Oppressed shifted from radical activism to civic participation tool.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Research & Papers
Legislative theater, French, Advocacy to win adoption, Local government, State/regional government, National government, Agency, School, University, France, Europe, 2020
June 18, 2025

Participatory budgeting toolkit for voting events

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting toolkit for voting events

Toolkit with templates for organizing voting events in participatory budgeting processes in U.S. cities.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Sample Materials, Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, English, Voting, Local government, State/regional government, United States, North America, 2020
February 25, 2025

Roadmap for the implementation of participatory budget in Ukraine

February 25, 2025/ People Powered
Roadmap for the implementation of participatory budget in Ukraine

A practice-oriented guide for the design and implementation of participatory budgeting processes, adapted to the Ukrainian context.

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February 25, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, Ukrainian, Planning and management, Idea collection, Voting, Project implementation and monitoring, civil society organizations, Ukraine, Europe, 2020
February 25, 2025

Methodology for participatory budgeting in the Republic of Moldova

February 25, 2025/ People Powered
Methodology for participatory budgeting in the Republic of Moldova

This document (written in Romanian) includes the methodological details of participatory budgeting experiences implemented in different Moldovan municipalities.

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February 25, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools, Case Studies
Participatory budgeting, Romanian, Planning and management, Idea collection, Project implementation and monitoring, All stages, Local government, Moldova, Europe, 2020
November 07, 2024

Participatory budgeting: A guide for Georgia

November 07, 2024/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting: A guide for Georgia

A complete guide for the design and implementation of participatory budgeting (PB) in Georgia.

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November 07, 2024/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Case Studies
Participatory budgeting, Georgia, Georgian, Planning and management, Proposal development, Evaluation, Local government, civil society organizations, Europe, 2020
October 29, 2024

Participatory budgeting: A handbook for practitioners in Croatia

October 29, 2024/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting: A handbook for practitioners in Croatia

A detailed guide for Croatian cities and organizations wanting to develop participatory budgeting processes.

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October 29, 2024/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, Croatian, Planning and management, Idea collection, Project implementation and monitoring, Evaluation, Local government, civil society organizations, Croatia, Europe, 2020
October 29, 2024

Local citizens' participatory budgeting process in Armenia

October 29, 2024/ People Powered
Local citizens' participatory budgeting process in Armenia

A detailed manual in Armenian for designing and implementating a local participatory budget (PB) process.

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October 29, 2024/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, Armenian, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, Evaluation, Local government, Armenia, Europe, 2020
July 30, 2024

Tools for the planning and implementation of a constructive discussion

July 30, 2024/ People Powered
Tools for the planning and implementation of a constructive discussion

A set of tools and methods applicable for facilitation of any type of participatory process that includes discussion and shared deliberation.

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July 30, 2024/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools
Participatory policy-making, English, Swedish, Finnish, Outreach and engagement, Idea collection, Proposal development, Finland, Europe, 2020
November 27, 2023

Heroes of change: Citizenship education and child participation (grades 5-8)

November 27, 2023/ People Powered
Heroes of change: Citizenship education and child participation (grades 5-8)

This toolkit, in Bulgarian, provides step-by-step guidance to lead a participation process at school.

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November 27, 2023/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools
Bulgarian, Bulgaria, School, 2020, Europe
November 17, 2023

Participatory budgeting: A worldwide model for democratic influence

November 17, 2023/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting: A worldwide model for democratic influence

A report discussing insights from processes run in Sweden and around the world, to offer practical guidance on the design and planning of participatory budgeting.

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November 17, 2023/ People Powered/
Case Studies, Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, Swedish, Local government, State/regional government, Sweden, 2020, Europe
April 11, 2023

How Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country

April 11, 2023/ People Powered
How Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country

An article on the use of the digital participation platform Polis in Taiwan to build consensus on hot-button political issues.

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April 11, 2023/ People Powered/
Case Studies, Digital Tools
Taiwan, Outreach and engagement, voting, English, Voting, Participatory policy-making, National government, 2020, Asia, Most popular
March 30, 2023

How to run a citizens’ assembly

March 30, 2023/ People Powered
How to run a citizens’ assembly

This guide covers each stage of organizing a citizens' assembly, drawing on case studies from the Innovation in Democracy Programme, which supported three local governments in the United Kingdom to run assemblies in their local area.

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March 30, 2023/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Citizens assemblies and juries, United Kingdom, English, Planning and management, 2020, Europe
January 24, 2023

Heroes of change: Citizenship education and child participation (grades 9-12)

January 24, 2023/ People Powered
Heroes of change: Citizenship education and child participation (grades 9-12)

This toolkit, in Bulgarian, provides step-by-step guidance to lead a participation process at school.

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January 24, 2023/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools
Bulgarian, Bulgaria, School, 2020, Europe
October 10, 2022

LATINNO: Innovations for Democracy in Latin America

October 10, 2022/ People Powered
LATINNO: Innovations for Democracy in Latin America

LATINNO is the first comprehensive and systematic source of data on new institutions for citizen participation evolving in Latin America — so-called democratic innovations.

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October 10, 2022/ People Powered/
Research & Papers, Case Studies
English, Brazil, Spanish, Portuguese, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, 2020, Latin America & the Caribbean, Most popular
April 26, 2022

Warsaw climate panel: implementation report

April 26, 2022/ People Powered
Warsaw climate panel: implementation report

A report on the Warsaw Climate Panel, a citizens' panel devoted to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources in the city.

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April 26, 2022/ People Powered/
Case Studies
Climate Action, Local government, Polish, Poland, Climate Assembly, Citizens assemblies and juries, 2020
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