Participatory budgeting experience in Meilan (Haikou), China
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An article discussing the pilot participatory budgeting program launched by the government of Meilan District in Haikou City between 2016 and 2017.
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How Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country
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An article on the use of the digital participation platform Polis in Taiwan to build consensus on hot-button political issues.
Read MoreLet's give Xindian a better future
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This short documentary presents a local participatory budgeting (PB) process in Taiwan.
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 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 MoreI took part in a citizens' assembly
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An article written by a member of the Irish citizens' assembly, discussing her experience when deliberating on abortion legislation.
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 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 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 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 MoreInclusive engagement: PB in Kenya
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This report describes the Participatory Budgeting approach adopted by Makueni and West Pokot counties (Kenya). It seeks to provide detailed information on the step by step process that the two counties have adopted and describes the support provided by the Kenya Participatory Budgeting Initiative.
Read MorePotential and perils of participatory budgeting
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This resource from the World Bank examines the potential and perils of participatory budgeting, as observed from practices around the globe.
Read MoreGlobal assembly on the climate crisis
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The Global Assembly, which is made up of 150 organisations from over 50 countries around the world, aims to create a permanent global citizens’ assembly on the climate crisis and has been co-designed with institutions, scientists, citizens and social movements.
Read MoreClimate change vulnerability assessments impacts on policy
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This 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 MoreCommunity-led collective housing in Thailand
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A 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.
Read MoreSouth Australia’s citizens’ jury on nuclear waste
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The final report of the Citizens' Jury on Nuclear Waste in South Australia, an ambitious public deliberation under the imprimatur of the Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill.
Read MoreWarsaw climate panel: implementation report
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A report on the Warsaw Climate Panel, a citizens' panel devoted to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources in the city.
Read MoreJust energy transformation in Rybnik
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A video on the Rybnik360 project, a just-energy transition project focused on phasing out coal in one of the EU’s largest coal-producing regions through the involvement of citizens and city stakeholders.
Read MoreTok tok, the tour to talk about youth, family and mobility
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A video of the "Tok tok" initiative in Coutances Mer and Bocage (France), which had the aim was to reach out to young people and their families who live in remote rural areas and don't usually join citizens' participation processes held in the city in order to hear their mobility needs and their proposals for low-carbon solutions.
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