From 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.
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Manual for the implementation of youth participatory budgeting
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This guide introduces youth participatory budgeting, detailing the stages of design and implementation and the conditions necessary for a successful process.
Read MoreInnovation kit: Practical tools for promoting public innovation
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A toolkit to promote public innovation in policy administration, with a focus on citizen-centered design.
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 MoreTo participate, I learn participating: School government and participation
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A booklet containing information about school governments in Bogota, Colombia.
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 MoreManual of participatory methods
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A handbook with practical tools and techniques for participatory processes, primarily aimed at activists and social movements or collectives.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting: How to give local people a voice in funding decisions
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A short video that explains how participatory budgeting works.
Read MorePractical guide for the development of local participatory budgeting
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A short handbook on designing and managing municipal-level participatory budgeting (PB).
Read MoreCitizens’ assembly websites: Practical guidance
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A short handbook on designing websites for citizens' assemblies.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting experience in Meilan (Haikou), China
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An article discussing the pilot participatory budgeting program launched by the government of Meilan District in Haikou City between 2016 and 2017.
Read MoreEnabling national initiatives to take democracy beyond elections
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A handbook on planning and designing a citizens' assembly or jury.
Read MoreHow Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country
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An article on the use of the digital participation platform Polis in Taiwan to build consensus on hot-button political issues.
Read MoreLet's give Xindian a better future
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This short documentary presents a local participatory budgeting (PB) process in Taiwan.
Read MoreThe rise and fall of "participatory budgeting": The Porto Alegre story
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This article discusses the origin and process of participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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 MoreI took part in a citizens' assembly
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An article written by a member of the Irish citizens' assembly, discussing her experience when deliberating on abortion legislation.
Read MoreOpen source website empowers voters to influence politicians
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An article on Democracy OS, an open-source platform that aims to promote citizen engagement and transparency in government by allowing people to participate in decision-making and policy formation through online discussions and voting.
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.
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