Citizen participation in governance: For a strong democratic society
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A report discussing elements and guiding principles of citizen participation and how it can be embedded into decision-making.
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Citizen participation on complex issues: Experiences from development work
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This report presents case studies of citizen participation across 10 Swedish municipalities and provides a model for designing citizen participation for social change, primarily at the local and regional government level.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting: How to give local people a voice in funding decisions
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A short video that explains how participatory budgeting works.
Read MoreThe rise and fall of "participatory budgeting": The Porto Alegre story
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This article discusses the origin and process of participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Read MoreBuilding youth voice: a participatory budgeting toolkit
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This resource provides guidance, methods and tools for designing and organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, particularly aimed at teachers working in schools and educational institutions.
Read MoreFraming the remit: Research note
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This guide goes into detail on how the question in a deliberative process, such as a citizens' assembly or jury, should be framed.
Read MoreKlimaneustart Berlin: Public initiative
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In 2021, the public initiative Klimaneustart Berlin collected over 30,000 signatures for a petition to the Berlin House of Representatives calling for a citizens’ assembly on climate, which resulted in the creation of the Berlin Climate Citizens' Council.
Read MoreIntroduction to Participatory Budgets
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This four-part course in French introduces different stages of the participatory budgeting process and case studies in France, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, and Scotland.
Read MoreDemocratizing financing through PB
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This toolkit provides practical guidance on how to use participatory budgeting to maximize the community benefits of Tax Increment Financing.
Read MoreThe limits of participatory democracy
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A research paper that presents the current state of participatory democracy, civil society organizations, and emerging informal politics in South Africa.
Read MoreGet Out The Vote (GOTV) experiment
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A research paper that presents findings on how the non-partisan voter mobilization impacts the popular vote in Brazil.
Read MoreOcupar la Política (Occupy Politics)
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A video about ''Ocupar la Política,'' a program of Exituto de Política Abierta that aims to create political campaigns where candidates can develop a direct link with citizens to build a collective vision of their cities.
Read MoreBuilding a people's budget
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A draft research and evaluation report on the 2013-2014 Participatory Budgeting Process in Chicago.
Read MorePB for migrant workers in Taoyuan
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A video about the Participatory Budgeting for Migrant Workers case in the city of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Read MorePB for migrant workers in Taiwan
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An article from the Taiwan Democracy Bulletin presents the Participatory Budgeting for Migrant Workers case in the city of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Read MoreHow to run a citizens’ assembly
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A handbook that provides guidance for different stages involved with planning, organizing, and delivering a successful citizens' assembly.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting toolkit
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A toolkit developed in Scotland for community groups and organizations who are planning to organise a grantmaking PB event.
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion guide to citizens’ assemblies
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This guide provides a general introduction to citizens’ assemblies. It explains what one is, how it works and why we need one. It also outlines the key steps in designing and running an assembly and presents some exciting examples of similar processes from around the globe.
Read MoreThe power of the village
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This book documents how the Porto Alegre Participatory Budget came into being and how this form of managing public resources was built from the beginning: conflicts, contradictions, difficulties, and solutions that arose in the course of its construction.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting: Multiple perspectives
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Book edited by the Paulo Freire Institute that explores themes like citizenship, citzen participation, and social education in relation to participatory budgeting.
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