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 MoreA report looking at public deliberation in citizens' climate assemblies, with a focus on the Climate Assembly UK, which was the first United Kingdom-wide citizens' assembly on climate change.
Read MoreA video of the "Tok tok" initiative in Coutances Mer and Bocage (France), which had the aim was to reach out to young people and their families who live in remote rural areas and don't usually join citizens' participation processes held in the city in order to hear their mobility needs and their proposals for low-carbon solutions.
Read MoreThe website for the six month long consultation, which lasted from January to June 2021 and was aimed at collecting citizens' views and proposals for policies and projects to address the challenges of the local ecological transition.
Read MoreThe final report of the French Citizens' Convention on Climate held in 2019 and 2020, in which a representative panel of citizens was asked to deliberate on the question “How can France reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent (from the 1990s level) by 2030, in the spirit of social justice?”
Read MoreThis is a press release on the ambitious programme of Île-de-France (Paris Region) entitled "Mobilisation plan for the ecological transformation of Ile-de-France by 2024", which boasts a 10 billion euros budget, meaning that the region devotes 1 euro out of 2 to ecology-related areas.
Read MoreThis report summarises the topline findings of the European Perception of Climate Change Project (EPCC), a study that gives insights into public perceptions of climate change across four major European countries – France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Read MoreThis blog post provides information about citizensourcing, a type of participatory policymaking, in Medellín, Colombia; Paris, France; and cities in Belgium.
Read MoreThis article details the wave of climate assemblies in Europe and considers their potential to push governments to act on climate change.
Read MoreThis four-part course in French introduces different stages of the participatory budgeting process and case studies in France, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, and Scotland.
Read MoreA case study of legislative theater in Mulhouse, France.
Read MoreA collection of videos from the 2016 legislative theater festival in Mulhouse, France.
Read MoreThis video explains how the participants of the Citizens' Convention on Climate in France were selected through a random selection process.
Read MoreThis guidebook analyzes successful participatory budgeting initiatives from municipalities in the Baltic Sea region and other countries, highlighting specific problems addressed and innovative practices.
Read MoreVideo about the first PB process in Grenoble, France in 2015.
Read MoreA book edited by Yves Cabannes that discusses the background and challenges of PB processes. It highlights 13 cases of PB around the world, in various contexts and institutions. It also includes recommendations to address challenges with participation.
Read MoreA report by Yves Cabannes that reviews 15 initiatives that use PB to address climate change adaptation and mitigation. It discusses the contributions, innovations, and challenges of these programs.
Read MoreA book about the 30 years of participatory budgeting around the world. It focuses on the international context that enabled PB's international dissemination.
Read MoreVideo from 2013 about the school PB experience in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Read MoreA comparative study of participatory budgeting processes in Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Read More
