Community Development Foundation commissioned PB Partners to write a community led PB ‘how to’ guide as part of its Community First programme (an £80million government-funded initiative which ran from April 2011 until March 2015). Community First provided local community panels with small sums to support community initiatives, and some tried a PB approach. This guide was… Read More
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Blogs on Participatory Budgeting and possibilities for deepening democracy
An interesting blog post from Steven Corbett of the University of Sheffield, proposing that (despite some signs of success) in order to bring a real transformation PB processes will need to develop a deeper deliberative and empowering approach than that currently practised in the UK. Toby Blume has also been blogging on Participatory Budgeting, and… Read More
Participatory Budgeting really Is participatory in New York
A study of the participatory budgeting process that took place in Brooklyn’s District 39 this year revealed that it attracted traditionally disengaged or disadvantaged citizens. Read more on the Brownstoner website