Handbook on citizen participation methods for Georgian municipalities
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A guide to help civil servants at the local level in Georgia implement innovative mechanisms and effectively manage participatory processes.
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Planning & evaluation of participatory public policies: Andalucia
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The guide includes theoretical elements and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the context of the region of Andalusia (Spain)
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Georgia: Manual for monitoring and evaluation
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A manual designed to help Georgian municipalities and civil society representatives in monitoring and evaluating participatory budgeting (PB) projects.
Read MoreGuide for participatory planning and evaluation of public policies in Andalusia
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This guide includes theoretical background and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the Andalusia region of Spain.
Read MoreManual for participatory decision-making in Croatia
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A manual offering tools and examples of good practices to implement a participatory approach in Croatian decision-making processes, including examples of participatory budgeting and citizen panels across Europe.
Read MoreMixed methods research methodology
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A chapter on mixed methods research and its application in the investigation of deliberative democracy.
Read MoreProposed model for a citizens' climate assembly in the Balearic Islands, Spain
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A model of a citizens' climate assembly developed in the Balearic Islands region in Spain, adapted specifically for a region formed by islands (archipelago).
Read MoreGuide to preparing municipal citizen participation plans
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This guide helps Spanish municipalities plan citizen participation to achieve more democratic, legitimate and socially beneficial municipal management.
Read MoreCitizens together for the climate: Austria Climate Council
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Document detailing the Austria Climate Council, a citizens' climate assembly of 84 randomly selected citizens. It was established following a 2020 climate referendum signed by nearly 400,000 Austrians.
Read MoreExploring worldwide democratic innovations - a series of case studies
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Research report on democratic innovations, analyzing participatory culture and experiences in Georgia, Ghana, India, Lebanon, Malawi, Nigeria, North Macedonia, South Korea, Taiwan, and parts of Latin America.
Read MoreIntegrating deliberation into governance
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An academic article using "robust governance" as a framework for assessing the design of integrating deliberative mini-publics into complex political structures, through the use of six national climate assemblies as case studies.
Read MoreNationwide citizens' assembly on energy costs (Poland)
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A video and report on the process and proposals from Poland's citizens' assembly on energy costs, organized by the Shipyard Foundation, which took place between September and December 2022.
Read MorePlacemaking for democracy: Community toolkit
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Useful tools for workshops and activities at every stage of planning, designing and facilitating a community-led placemaking process with citizens.
Read MoreBuilding youth voice: a participatory budgeting toolkit
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This resource provides guidance, methods and tools for designing and organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, particularly aimed at teachers working in schools and educational institutions.
Read MoreYouth participatory budgeting: do-it-yourself manual
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A ready-to-use practical toolkit for organizing participatory budgeting (PB) for young people, aimed at teachers working in schools and other educational institutions.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting declining in Brazil
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Participatory budgeting began in Porto Alegre, Brazil in the early 1990s and spread around the world, but its use has since declined in Brazil. This paper examines the causes for this change.
Read MoreClimate assembly: Guidance for policy officials
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This practical guidance is for policy officials who are thinking about organising a climate assembly.
Read MoreA guide to PB in your organization
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This guide is designed to help groups and organizations implement participatory budgeting (PB) internally, with members, staff, partners, donors, and other organizational stakeholders.
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Impacts of participatory budgeting: what we know
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This research brief offers a global picture of the current state of research on the short- and long-term impacts of participatory budgeting (PB) on people, communities, and governments.
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