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Poland’s Shipyard Foundation sees growing civic participation as ‘shipbuilding’
Poland’s Shipyard Foundation sees growing civic participation as ‘shipbuilding’

In our latest member profile, we share insights from the Shipyard Foundation’s first national citizens’ assembly.

AfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa
AfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa

This pan-African think tank is working to nurture the “seeds” of participatory democracy across the continent.

Serbian NGO promotes youth participation through participatory budgeting
Serbian NGO promotes youth participation through participatory budgeting

OPENS was founded as part of a city campaign to become the European Youth Capital. Since then, it has developed one of the world’s most impressive programs of school participatory budgeting, which is now influencing national policy.

Polish NGO uses diverse approaches to engage youth, address climate change and welcome refugees
Polish NGO uses diverse approaches to engage youth, address climate change and welcome refugees

Field of Dialogue uses a wide range of tactics to create space for dialogue and participation in Poland. Through participatory budgeting, citizens' assemblies and legislative theater, it engages youth and other residents in local democracy.

Colombian NGO works to innovate democracy across the Global South
Colombian NGO works to innovate democracy across the Global South

Colombia’s Extituto de Política Abierta is joining with other organizations to redefine participatory democracy.

Inclusive Democracy News

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Serbian NGO promotes youth participation through participatory budgeting
Serbian NGO promotes youth participation through participatory budgeting

OPENS was founded as part of a city campaign to become the European Youth Capital. Since then, it has developed one of the world’s most impressive programs of school participatory budgeting, which is now influencing national policy.

Polish NGO uses diverse approaches to engage youth, address climate change and welcome refugees
Polish NGO uses diverse approaches to engage youth, address climate change and welcome refugees

Field of Dialogue uses a wide range of tactics to create space for dialogue and participation in Poland. Through participatory budgeting, citizens' assemblies and legislative theater, it engages youth and other residents in local democracy.

Want to Engage Immigrants & Refugees in Participatory Budgeting? Here Are 5 Ideas.
Want to Engage Immigrants & Refugees in Participatory Budgeting? Here Are 5 Ideas.

People Powered developed an online course to help advocates and practitioners engage immigrants, refugees, and internally displaced people through participatory budgeting. We’re excited to share some of the key insights from the course.

Digital Participation News

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Q&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings
Q&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings

Stéphane Dubé and Caroline Khene share some of the thinking that informed the 2023 edition of the People Powered digital participation platform ratings.

Check out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings
Check out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings

We tell you how to use our new ratings, plus offer a host of other useful resources.

Chilean institute harnesses digital platform to engage young people as change agents
Chilean institute harnesses digital platform to engage young people as change agents

Chile’s National Youth Institute uses CitizenLab to create a thriving community of young people who are developing solutions to social problems.

Participation must be designed to ‘leave no one behind’: Argentina case study
Participation must be designed to ‘leave no one behind’: Argentina case study

Involving vulnerable people in the development of a participation platform increases their engagement in civic life and trust in government, while improving governance.

In China, popular social media platform is harnessed to increase participation
In China, popular social media platform is harnessed to increase participation

China’s Participation Center has developed a WeChat “mini app” to grow the number of participatory budgeting participants to more than 3 million in Chengdu city.

Q&A: COVID, Civic Tech and Participatory Democracy
Q&A: COVID, Civic Tech and Participatory Democracy

Katya Petrikevich, cofounder of Participation Factory, talks about the impact of COVID on civic tech and the contribution of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.

Q&A: Civic Tech in Africa–the Power and the Possibilities
Q&A: Civic Tech in Africa–the Power and the Possibilities

Melissa Zisengwe, program officer for the Civic Tech Innovation Network, talks about the evolution of the field in Africa and the contribution of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.

Q&A: The Growth of Civic Tech and the New Guide to Digital Participation Platforms
Q&A: The Growth of Civic Tech and the New Guide to Digital Participation Platforms

Civic tech expert Matt Stempeck talks about what scares and excites him about the growth of the field and the role of the new People Powered Guide to Digital Participation Platforms.

Large Scale Digital Participation: Participatory Budgeting at the National University of Rosario
Large Scale Digital Participation: Participatory Budgeting at the National University of Rosario

How can participatory democracy programs quickly go online, and still be meaningful and inclusive? The National University of Rosario offers a new model for navigating this transition - the largest university participatory budgeting program in the world, all online.

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Citizen Engagement News

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New program will engage communities in national environmental decisions
New program will engage communities in national environmental decisions

New resources for national legislatures wanting to increase citizen engagement in responding to environmental challenges will be developed through a new partnership between the National Democratic Institute and People Powered.

Want citizen engagement in parliament? Here’s how to overcome five possible roadblocks
Want citizen engagement in parliament? Here’s how to overcome five possible roadblocks

Read highlights from a research-to-practice talk on public participation in legislatures by Kenyan experts Brenda Ogembo and John Kinuthia.

Participatory Budgeting News

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Why did PB decline in Brazil and will Lula revive it?
Why did PB decline in Brazil and will Lula revive it?

Participatory budgeting was born in Brazil, but then it suffered a long decline. Newly re-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hinted he will bring it back, however. Two local experts offer their insights.

'Democracy is a common action that should begin in schools'
'Democracy is a common action that should begin in schools'

A school participatory budgeting pilot finds that what students want is much the same, from Hungary to the U.S.

A year of research: findings that address key PB challenges
A year of research: findings that address key PB challenges

We look back at the research conducted by our PB board members over the last year and share findings that can help your own work.

What’s next for participatory budgeting? New visions and innovations from around the world
What’s next for participatory budgeting? New visions and innovations from around the world

Participatory budgeting is both maturing and facing increasing challenges. How will it develop from here?

Q&A on National PB Laws: New Report Documents What Works, What Doesn’t and What We Don’t Know
Q&A on National PB Laws: New Report Documents What Works, What Doesn’t and What We Don’t Know

About half of the PB initiatives around the world are in countries that have national laws governing the practice. Learn how these laws are working in this interview with leading researchers.

How Participatory Budgeting Can Strengthen Civil Society & Political Participation
How Participatory Budgeting Can Strengthen Civil Society & Political Participation

In this Dispatch published in the Deliberative Democracy Digest, we present evidence from over 10 countries on participatory budgeting’s achievements in boosting civic engagement and political participation, especially among traditionally marginalized groups.

Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change: Lessons from Indonesia, Lisbon, and Montréal
Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change: Lessons from Indonesia, Lisbon, and Montréal

Cities are increasingly using participatory budgeting (PB) to address climate change, with residents. People Powered developed an online course to help more local governments learn from and replicate these experiences. We’re excited to share some of the key insights from the course.

Climate News

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Coalition Wins Porticus Grant to Use Participatory Democracy to Address Climate Change
Coalition Wins Porticus Grant to Use Participatory Democracy to Address Climate Change

Thanks to a grant from Porticus, a new coalition is showing how participatory and deliberative democracy can promote a more equitable and effective response to the climate crisis.

Organizers Won Climate Assemblies in Poland, the United Kingdom, and France. Here's How.
Organizers Won Climate Assemblies in Poland, the United Kingdom, and France. Here's How.

People Powered developed an online course to help advocates and practitioners start a climate assembly in their city or country. We’re excited to share some of the key insights from the course.

Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change: Lessons from Indonesia, Lisbon, and Montréal
Participatory Budgeting for Climate Change: Lessons from Indonesia, Lisbon, and Montréal

Cities are increasingly using participatory budgeting (PB) to address climate change, with residents. People Powered developed an online course to help more local governments learn from and replicate these experiences. We’re excited to share some of the key insights from the course.