Citizen participation in governance: For a strong democratic society
/A report discussing elements and guiding principles of citizen participation and how it can be embedded into decision-making.
Read MoreA report discussing elements and guiding principles of citizen participation and how it can be embedded into decision-making.
Read MoreA report discussing insights from processes run in Sweden and around the world, to offer practical guidance on the design and planning of participatory budgeting.
Read MoreA research paper detailing the results of an extensive review of the literature and case studies of participation budgeting over 30 years, with particular focus on Kenya and Mexico.
Read MoreA book on participatory budgeting that explores its origins and theory of change, and defines the different types of program methodologies and how they work.
Read MoreA guide presenting a flexible approach to engage people in addressing public challenges in urban settings.
Read MoreThis 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 MoreA report on a series of deliberative minipublics run by the Decidania program in Brazil.
Read MoreUseful tools for workshops and activities at every stage of planning, designing and facilitating a community-led placemaking process with citizens.
Read MoreAn academic article discussing democratic models and reforms in China, drawing on the participatory budgeting reforms in Wenling as a case study.
Read MoreThis guide introduces youth participatory budgeting, detailing the stages of design and implementation and the conditions necessary for a successful process.
Read MoreA toolkit to promote public innovation in policy administration, with a focus on citizen-centered design.
Read MoreAn academic article using the case study of participatory budgeting reforms in Wenling, China to discuss the reality and limitations of democratic reform in an authoritarian regime.
Read MoreA short handbook on designing and managing municipal-level participatory budgeting (PB).
Read MoreAn article discussing the pilot participatory budgeting program launched by the government of Meilan District in Haikou City between 2016 and 2017.
Read MoreThis resource showcases participatory processes implemented with the aid of the Decide Madrid digital platform, including participatory policymaking and participatory budgeting.
Read MoreParticipatory 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 MoreThis website provides information and resources about green participatory budgeting (PB), a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing carbon footprints.
Read MoreThis manual discusses the 10 steps of participatory budgeting (PB), drawing on Kenyan county examples to illustrate the practical application of the steps.
Read MoreThis paper looks at two climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) processes in Indonesia, one that was deployed in the cities of Semarang and Bandar Lampung, and another implemented in Manado and Makassar.
Read MoreA website with information on the Baan Mankong "Secure House" collective housing programme which puts slum residents at the centre of decisions on housing, environment, basic services and tenure security, as well as other long-term development issues.
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