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October 07, 2021

Intro to Digital Participatory Budgeting

October 07, 2021/ People Powered
Intro to Digital Participatory Budgeting

This webinar introduces the basics of digital participatory budgeting.

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October 07, 2021/ People Powered/
Trainings & Events, Video & Audio, Digital Tools
English, Participatory budgeting, Idea collection, Proposal development, Voting, Local government, United Kingdom, 2019
October 01, 2021

Participatory Budgeting Theory of Change

October 01, 2021/ Admin
Participatory Budgeting Theory of Change

The Participatory Budgeting Theory of Change (PB ToC) is a tool that can help researchers and practitioners understand how PB can lead to desired changes for people, communities, and governments.

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October 01, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers, Methods & Tools
English, Participatory budgeting, Theory of Change, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, 2021, Intro to PD, PB Impacts
September 30, 2021

Participatory Budgeting in schools

September 30, 2021/ Admin
Participatory Budgeting in schools

This webpage looks at participatory budgeting (PB) in schools from a Scottish and international perspective. It presents insights on common school themes and points towards useful resources for practitioners.

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September 30, 2021/ Admin/
Case Studies, Methods & Tools, Research & Papers
English, Scotland, United Kingdom, Participatory budgeting, Evaluation, School, Most popular
September 30, 2021

Scotland's Climate Assembly: Recommendations

September 30, 2021/ Admin
Scotland's Climate Assembly: Recommendations

This report offers an example of the recommendations that a climate assembly can present to a government or other convening authority.

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September 30, 2021/ Admin/
Case Studies, Sample Materials
English, Citizens assemblies and juries, Scotland, United Kingdom, Climate Assembly, National government, 2021, Europe
September 30, 2021

Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement

September 30, 2021/ Admin
Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement

Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement proposes eight principles to support the meaningful and equitable inclusion of diverse voices in public engagement processes across sectors.

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September 30, 2021/ Admin/
Guides & Manuals
French, English, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Evaluation, Canada, 2020, North America, Inclusion, Most popular
September 03, 2021

How to Engage Immigrants & Refugees through Participatory Budgeting

September 03, 2021/ Mariana Gonzalez
How to Engage Immigrants & Refugees through Participatory Budgeting

A four-page, user-friendly guide that provides actionable recommendations on how to engage immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in PB.

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September 03, 2021/ Mariana Gonzalez/
Guides & Manuals
PPU, Citizens assemblies and juries, Poland, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2021, Inclusion
July 27, 2021

PresupuestoParticipativo.org

July 27, 2021/ Admin
PresupuestoParticipativo.org

This interactive website allows residents of Mexico City to track the implementation of winning projects in the city's participatory budgeting process from 2014 to 2019.

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July 27, 2021/ Admin/
Case Studies, Digital Tools
Spanish, Mexico, Participatory budgeting, Local government, Project implementation and monitoring, 2014
June 28, 2021

Schoolchildren for sustainable development

June 28, 2021/ Admin
Schoolchildren for sustainable development

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.

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June 28, 2021/ Admin/
Video & Audio
Spanish, Spain, Participatory policy-making, School, Impacts PB Education, 2020, Europe
June 28, 2021

A ladder of citizen participation

June 28, 2021/ Admin
A ladder of citizen participation

A paper that provides a model of the different levels of citizen participation and involvement in planning processes in the United States.

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June 28, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers
English, Local government, Participatory planning, Planning and management, United States, 2007, Most popular
June 28, 2021

Could "Participatory Budgeting" change democracy?

June 28, 2021/ Admin
Could "Participatory Budgeting" change democracy?

In this short book, Participatory Budgeting Project co-founder Josh Lerner provides a concise history of the organization's origins and its vision, highlighting its real-world successes in fostering grassroots budgeting campaigns in cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago.

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June 28, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers
Participatory budgeting, English, Local government, United States, 2014, North America
June 28, 2021

Community-led public transport procurement

June 28, 2021/ Admin
Community-led public transport procurement

This blog post presents a case study from rural Scotland, in which community members were given decision-making power over a public procurement process.

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June 28, 2021/ Admin/
Case Studies
Participatory policy-making, Scotland, English, United Kingdom, Outreach and engagement, Voting, Project implementation and monitoring, Local government, 2020, Europe
June 28, 2021

Municipal management guide for participation

June 28, 2021/ Admin
Municipal management guide for participation

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.

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June 28, 2021/ Admin/
Sample Materials
Spanish, Spain, Participatory planning, Participatory budgeting, Planning and management, Local government, 2019, Europe
June 24, 2021

Designing institutions for citizen participation

June 24, 2021/ Admin
Designing institutions for citizen participation

A book providing a comparative analysis of innovative democratic practices, including popular assemblies, mini-publics, direct legislation, and e-democracy.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers
Participatory budgeting, Citizens assemblies and juries, Legislative theater, Participatory planning, Participatory policy-making, English, United States, Brazil, Canada, 2009, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, North America
June 24, 2021

Youth participation in local governance

June 24, 2021/ Admin
Youth participation in local governance

This essay examines several participatory experiences involving children and young people in Spain, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers
Participatory budgeting, English, Local government, School, 2018, Latin America & the Caribbean, Europe
June 24, 2021

Digital tools for citizens’ assemblies

June 24, 2021/ Admin
Digital tools for citizens’ assemblies

A guide to using digital tools in citizens' assemblies, with practical examples and links to different options.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools
Citizens assemblies and juries, English, Outreach and engagement, United Kingdom, Ireland, 2019, Europe, Digital
June 24, 2021

Benefits of class discussions on democracy

June 24, 2021/ Admin
Benefits of class discussions on democracy

This article presents the key findings of a study from Spain on the benefits of discussing democracy in the classroom.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers
Citizens assemblies and juries, Spanish, School, Spain, Europe
June 24, 2021

Improving participatory budgeting in Indonesia

June 24, 2021/ Admin
Improving participatory budgeting in Indonesia

This report presents and analyzes the experience of six Indonesian cities in Indonesia in managing local participatory budgeting processes.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Research & Papers, Case Studies
Participatory budgeting, English, Local government, Indonesia, 2016, Asia
June 24, 2021

Photos: Participatory Budgeting at Rosario

June 24, 2021/ Admin

Photos of participants in different stages of the participatory budgeting process of the Faculty of Political Science of the National University of Rosario in Argentina.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Photos
Participatory budgeting, Spanish, Idea collection, Proposal development, Voting, University, Argentina, 2019, Latin America & the Caribbean
June 24, 2021

GANA+ (Win More) toolkit

June 24, 2021/ Admin
GANA+ (Win More) toolkit

This toolkit provides instructions and worksheets to plan a participatory budgeting process.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Guides & Manuals, Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, Spanish, Participatory planning, Proposal development, Voting, Local government, Colombia, 2020, Europe
June 24, 2021

How to run a participatory budget

June 24, 2021/ Admin
How to run a participatory budget

A toolkit in Spanish to help you plan a participatory budgeting process, including guidance about key actors, virtual and in person processes, the stages of PB, and useful resources.

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June 24, 2021/ Admin/
Methods & Tools
Participatory budgeting, Spanish, Planning and management, Outreach and engagement, Evaluation, Local government, Argentina, Intro to PD, Latin America & the Caribbean
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