Five ways we’ve advanced global participatory budgeting research
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Two years ago we developed a shared agenda for global participatory budgeting research. Here’s what we’ve accomplished and what’s still to come.
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What’s next for participatory budgeting? New visions and innovations from around the world
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Participatory budgeting is both maturing and facing increasing challenges. How will it develop from here?
Read MoreMarch News: Supporting Democracy in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, and Beyond
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It’s not easy to be hopeful as a tyrant overruns an emerging democracy. Yet there are rays of light - the focus of this month's newsletter.
Read MoreUpdate from Hungary: How to Turn Youth Apathy into Action
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When AKE launched Hungary’s first school participatory budgeting program, a People Powered mentor helped it overcome COVID-related apathy.
Read MoreFebruary News
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Read about our open position for a two-year fellow, technology consultant RFP, and the insights of 3 civic tech leaders.
Read MoreQ&A: COVID, Civic Tech and Participatory Democracy
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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.
Read MoreQ&A: Civic Tech in Africa–the Power and the Possibilities
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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.
Read MoreRFP: We're Seeking a Technology Consultant
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We’re looking for a technology consultant to assess our communications and program needs and recommend solutions.
Read MorePost-Doc Fellowship Available: Research Coordinator, Decolonizing Democracy
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Apply for this funded, two-year, post-doc fellowship! People Powered has been selected as a host organization for the Leading Edge Fellowship program.
Read MoreIt’s 'Live'! Explore the New Guide and Ratings for Digital Participation Platforms
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Now online, the People Powered guide and companion product ratings can be downloaded or explored by section.
Read MoreQ&A: The Growth of Civic Tech and the New Guide to Digital Participation Platforms
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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.
Read MoreLaunch Event: New Guide and Ratings for Digital Participation Platforms
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If you’re using, considering, or developing online platforms to facilitate public engagement, register for an inside look at our new guide and platform ratings.
Read MoreThe Votes Are In! Here Are Our 2022 Priorities
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Our members prioritized six projects for the next year, ranging from research grants to an exchange program. Read this for the details!
Read MoreOur Top Three Achievements of 2021
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2021 was challenging in so many ways, but together we accomplished a lot! Read this recap and celebrate with us.
Read MoreQ&A on National PB Laws: New Report Documents What Works, What Doesn’t and What We Don’t Know
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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.
Read MoreNovember news
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Learn about a new global initiative to use participatory democracy to address climate change, a new report on national PB laws, and other resources/tips you can use.
Read MoreWebinar & Report Release: Participatory Budgeting via National Law—What Works and What Doesn’t
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Learn how different types of laws can be used to institutionalize national support for participatory budgeting and increase its impacts.
Read MoreBook Offers Global View of PB Growth and Impact
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PB has spread to as many as 11,500 cities around the world, but what impact is it having? We interview two of the authors of a new book that seeks to answer that question.
Read MoreCoalition Wins Porticus Grant to Use Participatory Democracy to Address Climate Change
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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.
Read MoreHow Participatory Budgeting Can Support Education & Learning
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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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