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Learning about Participatory Budgeting through best practice

New resource on Climate Themed PB

on 3 March, 2022 in Documents, Environment, International

Yves Cabannes is a leading researcher and practitioner in Participatory Budgeting, and in recent years has been focussing his work on climate themed PB. He has shared with us a number of publications that explore this topic in depth. Greening cities through Participatory Budgeting: Answers to climate change from Lisbon, Portugal and Molina de Segura,… Read More

Radio podcasts on Participatory Budgeting (and other democratic innovations)

on 4 November, 2020 in International, News, Online PB, Resources, Uncategorised

The Solonian Institute has curated three podcasts on digital innovation, with a focus on using online technologies. Wisconsin based local radio station WORT ran and hosted the series to showcase the true scale of innovative approaches that are now possible to expand the role of citizens in democratic decision-making. Produced by Solonian Institute Managing Director,… Read More

Louise O’Kane and Jez Hall interviewed for German PB website

on 6 October, 2020 in England, International, News, Northern Ireland, Videos

Journalist Stephanie Grimm speaks with Louise O’Kane of Community Places and Jez Hall of Shared Future CIC on behalf of the Buergerhaushalt website, on the past present and future for Participatory Budgeting in the UK. Buergerhaushalt is Germany’s online portal for participatory budgeting and related issues, to enable anyone interested to obtain basic information on… Read More

Contributions of Participatory Budgeting to climate change adaptation and mitigation

on 28 September, 2020 in Documents, Environment, International, News

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

PB World Atlas list over 11,000 Participatory Budgeting Experiences

on 3 December, 2019 in Documents, International, News

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

Our Money Our Planet: New report on using PB to tackle the Climate Crisis

on 28 October, 2019 in Documents, Environment, Featured

There is overwhelming evidence that we are in a climate emergency.  It is of maximum importance that we move on from debating the evidence towards taking immediate action.  Given the reluctance of politicians to take decisive action so far this appears to remain a very challenging task. Many people feel a sense of powerlessness, and… Read More

What is Democracy Anyway: Why voting systems matter in Participatory Budgeting

on 5 July, 2019 in Blogs, International, News, Videos

In a world seemingly dominated by elections and talk of confirmatory referenda, and when we are so used to ‘first past the post’, probably quite a lot of people were confused as to how the EU election voting process worked. Was it fair? Did my vote count? Did the right outcome result? It feels timely… Read More

Participatory Governance & Tax Compliance: Two New World Bank Studies

on 5 July, 2019 in Documents, International, News

The willingness of citizens to pay taxes must surely be a strong indicator of their trust in government. In two new reports recently released by the World Bank strong evidence emerges on the effect of citizen engagement on tax morale and tax compliance. The first examined the Brazilian case, using data from all 5,570 municipalities… Read More

Participatory Budgeting Charter for Scotland

on 4 July, 2019 in Documents, Featured, News, Scotland

Over the last year, as participatory budgeting grows in Scotland a lot of work has gone into developing a new charter for PB. The charter was released on the 27th June 2019. It lays out the defining features that underpin high quality PB in Scotland. PB is increasingly becoming a central part of how decisions… Read More

Mapping and Ideas Generation. Visualising Participatory Budgeting

on 22 May, 2019 in Blogs, Case Studies, International, News

In a short blog by Jez Hall, of Shared Future/PB Partners, he looks at the role of mapping and data visualisation as an innovative way to extend the reach of participatory budgeting and put communities ‘on the map’. Much debate exists in the ‘civic tech’ world about which platform or technology best supports participatory budgeting…. Read More

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