For municipal decision-makers: 10 reasons to practice participatory budgeting
Ulrich Nitschke, Andreas Dellbrügge and Ulrich Kowalke list ten reasons why local authorities should introduce participatory budgeting (PB).
Ulrich Nitschke, Andreas Dellbrügge and Ulrich Kowalke list ten reasons why local authorities should introduce participatory budgeting (PB).
Dr. Kai Masser, research manager at the German Research Institute for Public Administration in Speyer, summarises the key points of criticism concerning the idea of participatory budgeting and its realisation.
Carsten Herzberg, Anja Röcke and Yves Sintomer briefly summarise the history of participatory budgeting and present their definition of it (which is now frequently quoted).
The 6th Status Report on Participatory Budgeting in Germany provides an overview of all municipalities listed on the website buergerhaushalt.org. Since the first status report was published in 2007, it is not only the number of municipalities listed here that has grown continuously; so too have the requirements involved in listing them.
published by InWEnt gGmbH – Capacity Building International, Germany/ Service Agency Communities in One World & Federal Agency for Civic Education, November 2010
published by InWEnt gGmbH – Capacity Building International, Germany/ Service Agency Communities in One World in 2012