Drawing lots for fairer elections
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A video explaining a project from two researchers in Switzerland in which they explored drawing lots, a process used throughout history to make political decisions.
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Sorted: Civic lotteries
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A report that explains how sortition can lower the barrier to political participation and create a more powerful and direct role for citizens.
Read MoreSupport for Local Initiatives: Bashkortostan
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A report describing the mechanisms, features, and results of the PPMI, the leading Russian initiative budgeting practice, in the region of Bashkortostan in 2016.
Read MoreThe People's Verdict
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A study of almost 50 long-form deliberative processes in Canada and Australia that makes the case that adding informed citizen voices to public decision-making leads to more effective policies.
Read MoreCulturePlanB: Katy Rubin
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In this 40-minute podcast, Lora Krasteva of Untrained Effort talks to Katy Rubin, one of the world's leading practitioners of Legislative Theatre.
Read MoreIt's showtime for Legislative Theatre!
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Blog post about legislative theatre in Greater Manchester with insights into how the play is developed, the role of the facilitator, and the desired outcomes of the process.
Read MoreGreater Manchester: Legislative Theater proposals
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This blog post summarizes the policy proposals developed at the first legislative theatre event in Greater Manchester in September 2020. It also includes a 2-hour video of the event.
Read MoreLegislative Theatre: Augusto Boal
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In this book, Theatre of the Oppressed creator Augusto Boal explains how he created Legislative Theatre, the principles behind it, and how he implemented it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreCitizens’ assemblies are increasingly popular
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Accessible article in The Economist explaining how citizen assemblies work, why they are becoming more popular, and their challenges.
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 MoreHow to Engage People with Disabilities in Participatory Budgeting
/A four-page, user-friendly guide that provides recommendations to engage disabled people in your PB process.
Read MoreSchool PB toolkit: Inclusive practice
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A toolkit that shares practices gleaned from the inclusive School PB model developed in response to inclusivity challenges students with disabilities face.
Read MoreEngaging disadvantaged groups in PB
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A series of guidelines that provide the steps to make PB more inclusive for people with disabilities at all its stages.
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 MoreFixing democracy with people power
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An opinion piece from the political right in The Australian newspaper about the Geelong Citizens' Jury.
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.
Read MoreIn person PB voting in Madrid
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Video that shows an in-person voting process for participatory budgeting in Madrid.
Read MoreReplacing politicians: Random selection
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If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or random selection of government officials.
Read MoreInsights from Local Initiatives Support
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A paper that reviews the performance of the Russia Local Initiatives Support Program (LISP) as an instrument to address various needs of the population.
Read MoreYouth citizenship in action
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A report that presents the results and impacts for students of a PB process implemented at three Chicago Public Schools.
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