How can participatory budgeting (PB) lead to positive impacts for people, communities, and government

Enroll in our next webinar to learn about a new theory of change for PB, comprehensive new research on the impacts of PB, and global priorities for further research.

To advance the Global PB Research Agenda, People Powered has developed a PB theory of change to illustrate how the inputs and activities of a PB process can lead to initial outcomes and long-term impacts. In addition, Global PB Research Board members Brian Wampler, Stephanie McNulty, and Michael Touchton recently published Participatory Budgeting in Global Perspective, a groundbreaking new book that explains the widespread variation in PB’s adoption, adaptation, and impacts across regions of the world.

In this People Powered University webinar, researchers will explain the new theory of change, launch the new book, and offer an overview of the current state of research on the impacts of PB. They’ll also present the top priorities for further research needed to understand and improve the impacts of PB. This seminar will be useful for anyone seeking to understand how participatory and deliberative democracy can achieve desired impacts.

Location: Online

Cost: Free

Language: English, with captions and interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese, and French

This event is organized in partnership with the Journal of Deliberative Democracy, Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local, and the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy.