As part of a research project of the Fraunhofer Project Group for Information Systems of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology at the University of Bayreuth, a research team is looking at requirements for electronic solutions that support processes for transparency and citizen* participation in the distribution of public funds.
In July 2020, the global network People Powered - A Global Hub for Participatory Democracy was founded, aiming to promote exchange between participants in participatory democracy. Now our network is also a member!
Around 270,000 people live in the "Marzahn-Hellersdorf" district in eastern Berlin - 4,722 of whom voted on the 183 proposals for the 2022/23 participatory budget by February 8. A total of 25 project ideas can be implemented; the annual budget is 200,000 euros.
The latest publication of "Youth Participation in Citizen Budgets" (JUBU) is online or can be ordered now for free. The newly published volume includes a collection of methods for participation in citizen budgets.
Colombia's second largest city, Medellín, is constantly changing. Once known for its high crime rate and drug trafficking, it has taken on visionary developments in recent years, increasingly changing its sinister connotations.
Louise O'Kane (Belfast) and Jez Hall (Manchester) give an insight into the history of Participatory Budgeting in Great Britain and the constant conflict between pb organizers and governments as well as bureaucratic structures.
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a participatory process in which the expertise of citizens is incorporated into the distribution of public funds.
Michael Menser talks about the political impact of participatory budgeting projetcs in the US and how important the adaption of social and economic justice in a PB-process is.
Does participatory budgeting effect public spending? Does pb empower citizens and lead to more democracy or is it simply a "symbolic policy device"? The following debate, lead by two top pb-experts, Carolin Hagelskamp and Thad Calabrese, focuses on these issues .