Citizen sensing: A toolkit
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A toolkit providing best practices and guidance on citizen sensing, a participatory approach to data collection and community-led action.
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Manual of participatory methods
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A handbook with practical tools and techniques for participatory processes, primarily aimed at activists and social movements or collectives.
Read MorePractical guide for the development of local participatory budgeting
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A short handbook on designing and managing municipal-level participatory budgeting (PB).
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 MoreYouth participatory budgeting: do-it-yourself manual
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A ready-to-use practical toolkit for organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, aimed at teachers working in schools and other educational institutions.
Read MoreOpen source website empowers voters to influence politicians
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An article on Democracy OS, an open-source platform that aims to promote citizen engagement and transparency in government by allowing people to participate in decision-making and policy formation through online discussions and voting.
Read MoreFuture democracies: Collective intelligence lab
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This resource showcases participatory processes implemented with the aid of the Decide Madrid digital platform, including participatory policymaking and participatory budgeting.
Read MoreLet's Change for the Climate 2030 Plan
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A platform with information on Barcelona's "Let's Change for the Climate 2030 Plan" which seeks to promote behavioral changes to help develop more sustainable consumption that strengthens climate action.
Read MoreGreening cities through Participatory Budgeting
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This publication provides tools and practical answers to implement climate-sensitive participating budgeting, based on the experience of two leading cities.
Read MoreSchoolchildren for sustainable development
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A video explaining a school participatory democracy approach used in the Andalusia and Murcia regions of Spain to address gender equity, climate change, and sustainable development.
Read MoreMunicipal management guide for participation
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A guide created by the City of Madrid, Spain to help residents understand the administrative steps and procedures between the approval of a project proposal and its implementation.
Read MoreBenefits of class discussions on democracy
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This article presents the key findings of a study from Spain on the benefits of discussing democracy in the classroom.
Read MorePhotos from G1000 Madrid
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This photo collection shows residents of Madrid, Spain deciding how to spend €100 million of the City Council's 2018 budget in the context of the city's participatory budget.
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 MoreThe draw in politics
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A guide for using random selection in processes involving citizen participation.
Read MoreInvitation to a debate: Sortition
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A paper proposing the creation of "sortition chambers" on all administrative levels — from a chamber at the same level as the present-day Spanish Congress and Senate down to sortition chambers for each municipality.
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.
Read MoreCo-designing the PB movement
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A report on the major challenges and needs of participatory budgeting implementers, developed through the PB Exchange, a co-design process with dozens of international experts and practitioners.
Read MoreContributions of PB to climate change
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A report by Yves Cabannes that reviews 15 initiatives that use PB to address climate change adaptation and mitigation. It discusses the contributions, innovations, and challenges of these programs.
Read MoreThirty years of PB in the world
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A book about the 30 years of participatory budgeting around the world. It focuses on the international context that enabled PB's international dissemination.
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