Participatory budgets in the local world of Catalonia
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Analysis and examples of participatory budgeting methodologies in Catalonia, Spain, providing local authorities with a tool for designing quality processes.
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Integrating 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 MorePermanent citizenship for political advocacy
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A book discussing the risks of political participation to citizens in Colombia, and theoretical concepts and methods to promote political advocacy through the concept of "permanent citizenship."
Read MoreCitizen science terminology matters: Exploring key terms
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An article emphasizing the importance of carefully selecting and agreeing on the appropriate terms and language with participants in citizen science.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting: A meta-level review
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A research paper detailing the results of an extensive review of the literature and case studies of participation budgeting over 30 years, with particular focus on Kenya and Mexico.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in global perspective
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A book on participatory budgeting that explores its origins and theory of change, and defines the different types of program methodologies and how they work.
Read MorePeople-led innovation: Methodology for solving urban problems
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A guide presenting a flexible approach to engage people in addressing public challenges in urban settings.
Read MoreCitizens' assemblies for referendums and constitutional reforms
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An academic article on the institutionalization of citizens' assemblies in Ireland, considering whether the “Irish model” can be successfully replicated in other countries.
Read MoreFrom governance reform to democratic reform?
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An academic article discussing democratic models and reforms in China, drawing on the participatory budgeting reforms in Wenling as a case study.
Read MoreConsolidating authoritarianism with limited democratic governance
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An academic article using the case study of participatory budgeting reforms in Wenling, China to discuss the reality and limitations of democratic reform in an authoritarian regime.
Read MoreEffects of the internet on participation in Brazil
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A study of the traits and attitudes of over 22,000 internet voters from Rio Grande do Sul during a referendum on state-level spending priorities.
Read MoreUnderstanding public deliberation in climate assemblies
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A 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 MoreFraming the remit: Research note
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This guide goes into detail on how the question in a deliberative process, such as a citizens' assembly or jury, should be framed.
Read MoreLATINNO: Innovations for Democracy in Latin America
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LATINNO is the first comprehensive and systematic source of data on new institutions for citizen participation evolving in Latin America — so-called democratic innovations.
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 MoreInclusive engagement: PB in Kenya
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This report describes the Participatory Budgeting approach adopted by Makueni and West Pokot counties (Kenya). It seeks to provide detailed information on the step by step process that the two counties have adopted and describes the support provided by the Kenya Participatory Budgeting Initiative.
Read MorePotential and perils of participatory budgeting
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This resource from the World Bank examines the potential and perils of participatory budgeting, as observed from practices around the globe.
Read MoreClimate change vulnerability assessments impacts on policy
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This paper looks at two climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) processes in Indonesia, one that was deployed in the cities of Semarang and Bandar Lampung, and another implemented in Manado and Makassar.
Read MoreImpacts 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.
Read MoreTransnational solidarity for social change: People Powered
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Civil society organizations play a critical role in promoting democratic processes and advancing social change, yet don’t always center democratic, decolonizing principles and practice in their own operations.
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