In this dispatch published in the Deliberative Democracy Digest, we examine participatory budgeting’s potential to develop participants’ civic knowledge, skills and attitudes, as well as the conditions that make these impacts possible, based on research from nine countries.

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When designed well and implemented in favorable contexts, participatory budgeting (PB) has a track record of improving local governance and, ultimately, community well-being. In this Dispatch published in the Deliberative Democracy Digest, we share key findings on PB’s impacts on governance and well-being, drawing from studies on Brazil, the United States, South Korea, and Peru.

Participatory budgeting (PB) has brought benefits to people, communities, and governments around the world, but its impacts have been uneven. In this Dispatch published in the Deliberative Democracy Digest, we explain a new global theory of change that demonstrates how PB can lead to desired outcomes and impacts.