Brazilian democracy can count on the strength of citizen deliberation
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A report on a series of deliberative minipublics run by the Decidania program in Brazil.
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Effects of the internet on participation: Public policy referendum in Brazil
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A study of the traits and attitudes of over 22,000 internet voters from Rio Grande do Sul during a referendum on state-level spending priorities.
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 MoreLATINNO: Innovations for Democracy in Latin America
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LATINNO is the first comprehensive and systematic source of data on new institutions for citizen participation evolving in Latin America — so-called democratic innovations.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting declining in Brazil
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Participatory budgeting began in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the early 1990s and spread around the world, but its use has since declined in Brazil. This paper examines the causes for this change.
Read MoreAugusto Boal: Legislative theatre and politics
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This article examines the origins of legislative theater during Augusto Boal's service as a member of the local parliament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreCitizens' Council of Fortaleza
/A report on the Citizens' Council of Fortaleza which had the objective to propose solutions to the problem of urban waste in the city.
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 MoreDesigning institutions for citizen participation
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A book providing a comparative analysis of innovative democratic practices, including popular assemblies, mini-publics, direct legislation, and e-democracy.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting blueprint guidebook
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This guidebook analyzes successful participatory budgeting initiatives from municipalities in the Baltic Sea region and other countries, highlighting specific problems addressed and innovative practices.
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 MoreOf democratic governance and revenue
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A paper studying the impact of adopting participatory institutions on local tax revenues in Brazil.
Read MoreThe effects of PB in Brazil
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A paper studying the impact of participatory budgeting on public spending and living conditions, shown through the reduction of infant mortality, in Brazil.
Read MoreArticulation Instrument between Territorial Planning and Participatory Budgeting
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This paper presents comparative case studies about tools for applying participatory budgeting to broader processes of urban planning.
Read MorePopular participation in the public budget
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A user-friendly guide on PB from the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Read MoreInternal rules of participatory budgeting
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An example of the operating rules of PB, from the city of Macaé, in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil (2010).
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.
Read MoreAnother city is possible: PB
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A book edited by Yves Cabannes that discusses the background and challenges of PB processes. It highlights 13 cases of PB around the world, in various contexts and institutions. It also includes recommendations to address challenges with participation.
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