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November 18, 2025

The influence of Aberdeenshire’s children and young people on climate change

November 18, 2025/ People Powered
The influence of Aberdeenshire’s children and young people on climate change

A short case study of a participatory project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland to fund school projects related to climate change and carbon reduction.

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November 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Case Studies, Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, English, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, School, School Participation, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Climate Action, 2025
November 18, 2025

Ballymena schools PB focused on Wellbeing of Young People

November 18, 2025/ People Powered
Ballymena schools PB focused on Wellbeing of Young People

A case study and video of a school participatory budgeting project in Northen Ireland.

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November 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools, Case Studies, Video & Audio
Participatory budgeting, English, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, School, United Kingdom, Europe, School Participation, 2025
November 18, 2025

Participatory budgeting with children and adolescents: Capacity booklet

November 18, 2025/ People Powered
Participatory budgeting with children and adolescents: Capacity booklet

A guide published by UNICEF España that supports local governments in involving children and adolescents in participatory budgeting processes.

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November 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, spanish, Spanish, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, School, School Participation, Spain, Europe
November 18, 2025

Boosting, not replacing: Online deliberation tools in a face-to-face student citizens’ assembly

November 18, 2025/ People Powered
Boosting, not replacing: Online deliberation tools in a face-to-face student citizens’ assembly

An empirical study examining how online deliberation tools (specifically Decidim and pol.is) were used to complement a largely face-to-face deliberative process in a student assembly at Université Paris‑Est Créteil.

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November 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Research & Papers, Case Studies
Participatory policy-making, Citizens assemblies and juries, English, French, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Project implementation and monitoring, School, School Participation, France, Europe, 2025
November 18, 2025

The Deliberating Universities Network (UNIDELIB)

November 18, 2025/ People Powered
The Deliberating Universities Network (UNIDELIB)

The UNIDELIB network collates publications and reports from participating academic institutions around the use of deliberative methodologies in universities.

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November 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Methods & Tools, Case Studies, Research & Papers
Citizens assemblies and juries, English, French, France, Netherlands, Europe, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Evaluation, Project implementation and monitoring, University, School Participation, 2023
October 30, 2025

Citizen Assemblies: The Power of Social Participation in Climate Action

October 30, 2025/ People Powered
Citizen Assemblies: The Power of Social Participation in Climate Action

Report analyzing several cases of how climate assemblies contribute to inclusive and effective environmental decision-making.

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October 30, 2025/ People Powered/
Case Studies
Spanish, Citizens assemblies and juries, Advocacy to win adoption, National government, State/regional government, Europe, Climate Action, Climate Assembly, 2020
July 15, 2025

Guide for participatory budgeting in Estonia

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
Guide for participatory budgeting in Estonia

A practical Estonian guide for municipalities on how to implement participatory budgeting, with legal templates and communication advice.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Participatory budgeting, Estonian, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Idea collection, Proposal development, Voting, Project implementation and monitoring, Evaluation, Local government, Estonia, Europe, 2018
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
July 15, 2025

What is participatory budgeting?

July 15, 2025/ People Powered
What is participatory budgeting?

Short explainer video introducing participatory budgeting as a tool for local democratic engagement.

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July 15, 2025/ People Powered/
Video & Audio
Participatory budgeting, French, Planning and management, Advocacy to win adoption, Local government, State/regional government, National government, civil society organizations, France, Europe, 2022
June 18, 2025

Participatory budgeting in France

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
 Participatory budgeting in France

An analysis of France’s participatory budgeting models, expansion, and political dynamics since 2014.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Case Studies, Research & Papers
Participatory budgeting, French, Advocacy to win adoption, Evaluation, Local government, State/regional government, National government, civil society organizations, France, Europe, 2019
June 18, 2025

Sociology of state citizens' assemblies

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
Sociology of state citizens' assemblies

A sociological analysis of citizens’ assemblies in Ireland and France—between participation and politics.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Research & Papers, Case Studies
Citizens assemblies and juries, French, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Idea collection, Proposal development, Voting, Project implementation and monitoring, Evaluation, National government, State/regional government, France, Ireland, Europe, Climate Action, 2022
June 18, 2025

Citizens' assembly definition, role and objectives

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
Citizens' assembly definition, role and objectives

An overview of citizens' and people's assembly, in Poitiers, France, a local participatory democracy initiative.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals, Case Studies
Citizens assemblies and juries, French, Planning and management, Idea collection, Proposal development, Voting, Local government, France, Europe
June 18, 2025

What are the operating rules for citizens' assemblies?

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
What are the operating rules for citizens' assemblies?

A comparison of citizens' assembly rules in France and Ireland.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Case Studies, Research & Papers
Citizens assemblies and juries, French, Project implementation and monitoring, National government, France, Ireland, Europe, 2022
June 18, 2025

What is the Theater of the Oppressed?

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
What is the Theater of the Oppressed?

Podcast in French introducing the Theater of the Oppressed, a participatory method for social change.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Video & Audio
Legislative theater, French, Advocacy to win adoption, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Idea collection, Local government, Agency, National government, State/regional government, Europe, 2024
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, France, Europe, 2020
June 18, 2025

Methodological guide: School climate assemblies

June 18, 2025/ People Powered
Methodological guide: School climate assemblies

Guide to implement school climate assemblies for youth-led sustainability and civic action.

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June 18, 2025/ People Powered/
Guides & Manuals
Citizens assemblies and juries, English, Catalan, Spanish, Planning and management, Idea collection, Proposal development, School, Spain, Europe, Climate Action, Catalán, spanish, 2024
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