People Powered is a new Global Hub to support and champion participatory democracy. Its initial flagship programme is the Global Participatory Budgeting Hub which will work towards improving and expanding participatory budgeting (PB) by addressing the common challenges and opportunities experienced by those who are interested in PB. The PB Hub is a very welcome… Read More
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Tackling child poverty in Renfrewshire through PB
Child poverty initiatives implemented by Renfrewshire Council have helped boost the incomes of struggling families in Renfrewshire. Alongside a range of initiatives listed in Renfrewshire’s 2019/2020 Local Child Poverty Action Report was reference to their participatory budgeting initiative, called "Celebrating Renfrewshire – by young people, for young people." The process encourages young people (aged 12-25)… Read More
YOUth Making it Happen in Derry and Strabane
An exciting new youth led and designed PB process has launched this autumn 2020, across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area of Northern Ireland. Over the last few months young people from across the city have been involved in shaping and designing the YOUth Making It Happen! PB process. Mayor Tierney joined some of… Read More
Contributions of Participatory Budgeting to climate change adaptation and mitigation
On the basis of its 2020 thematic priorities, the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy(OIPD) requested a study on climate change adaptation and citizen participation. Prof Yves Cabannes, Urban Planner and activist specializing in urban and municipal governance, and Emeritus Professor of Development Planning (UCL / DPU) pulled the report together. The report describes PB initiatives… Read More
The perfect storm? Emerging from the crisis stronger
In a blog published on the 25th September 2020 on the Involve website Jez Hall argues that in times of crisis we need more participatory budgeting, not less. Reflecting on the style of leadership we need to build back better in times of COVID19, he argues that whilst the temptation is for government to use… Read More
Participatory Budgeting responds to #BlackLivesMatter in USA
Across the USA communities, energised by #blacklivesmatter, have been organising to demand that upwardly spiralling police funding should be tempered and replaced by a system of prevention and community cohesion – the things that matter to citizens. Find out how they have been turning to Participatory Budgeting to do just that. In Los Angeles 50… Read More
PB World Atlas list over 11,000 Participatory Budgeting Experiences
The World Atlas of Participatory Budgeting represents the widest compilation of data to date on PB processes across the planet. It is a collaborative work of more than 70 authors, who voluntarily made themselves available to collect and analyse information that would enable better understanding of the spread of these initiatives in very diverse contexts…. Read More
PB Youth Accelerator: Erasmus+ Pan-European Research Project
PB Youth Accelerator is the working title of a new initiative looking to collate evidence of participatory budgeting involving young people in the community and in schools. This two year research partnership consists of 5 partners from 3 countries. It is lead by Polish foundation Soclab, with collaborators from Field of Dialogue in Poland and… Read More
Going Global: Report of the Participatory Budgeting Scotland Conference
On the 23rd October 2019 over 100 people gathered in Edinburgh for this years Scottish Participatory Budgeting Conference. This conference brought together people involved in PB in Scotland to share and learn about each other’s practice, to help improve our impact and prioritise future plans. A chance to explore insights into PB activities and approaches… Read More
Does Participatory Budgeting always require a vote? Blog by Jez Hall
There is a very real desire to make Participatory Budgeting more deliberative and thoughtful. One of the concerns about voting is that it doesn’t force people to think through the options. That PB needs more deliberation. Nevertheless Jez Hall of PB Partners/Shared Future CIC argues that the vote is crucial for legitimacy and trust within… Read More
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