Tipps, Background, Studies & Discussions

Several international organisations have compiled results from France to Ecuador to Indonesia for a study on active citizen participation against climate change.

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Methods for participation of young people in citizen budgets

This publication of "Youth Participation in Citizen Budgets" (JUBU) can be ordered now for free. It includes a collection of methods for participation in citizen budgets.

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Interview with Associate Professor Michael Menser

Professor 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.

Decreasing influence via PB

Does Participatory Budgeting Alter Public Spending?

PB - Participatory Budgeting - doesn´t by no means transfer a significant decision-making power from elected officials to citizens, say Thad Calabrese and his co-authors after evaluating PB-data in…

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Shifting Priorities

Participatory Budgeting in New York City means more money for public schools, street and traffic improvements and public housing, say Caroline Hagelskamp and David Schleifer.

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Participatory Budgeting and the Media – the Role of Journalists

What is the role of journalists in participatory processes, like participatory budgets? What do journalists need for reporting on participatory budgeting in a qualified manner? And how can…

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Neighborhood funds for more effective participatory budgeting?

The first ‚new wave’ of participatory budgeting in Germany is slowly but surely fading out. Can neighborhood funds be the future form as a complement to the traditional citywide participatory budget?

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Updated Study: Participatory Budgeting Worldwide

Dynamic developments and the permanent expansion of various forms of participatory budgeting over the last three years called for an update of the first version of the study about PB worldwide.

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Participatory Budgeting in Germany: Citizens as Consultants (an overview)

Mandy Wagner and Michelle Ruesch examine the characteristics of a "typical German PB". The article first appeared as a chapter in the Portugese book "Esperanca Democrática".

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The history and definition of participatory budgeting

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).

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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).

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Participatory budgeting as its critics see it

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…

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What benefits does participatory budgeting deliver?

Dr. Anke Knopp, spokesperson of the Gütersloh citizens’ initiative Demokratie Wagen [‘Dare to be democratic’], project manager for the Bertelsmann Foundation and outspoken advocate of…

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International Congress on Models of Participatory Budgeting (2010)

Models and instruments of participatory budgeting - Experts from 13 countries discussed municipal participatory budgeting in 2010.

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Verschiebung der Prioritäten

Der Bürgerhaushalt in New York City bedeutet mehr Geld für öffentliche Schulen, Straßen- und Verkehrsverbesserungen und Sozialen Wohnungsbau, so Carolin Hagelskamp und David Schleifer.

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Verändert der Bürgerhaushalt die öffentlichen Ausgaben?

PB - Participatory Budgeting - bewirkt in New York City keinen größere Einfluss der Öffentlichkeit auf die Haushaltsausgaben, so Thad Calabrese und seine Mitautoren in ihrer Studie.

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„Your Voice, Your Choice“

Im Westen der Vereinigten Staaten, im King County um Seattle, sollen die Mittel aus Bürgerhaushalten ungleiche und begrenzte Investitionen der Vergangenheit wettmachen.

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Participatory Budgeting - An important Social Tool

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.

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Bürgerhaushalte als wichtiges gesellschaftliches Instrument

Associate Professor Michael Menser über die politische Schlagkraft von PB-Projekten in den USA und die Aufnahme essentieller Themen in PB-Prozesse wie z.B. soziale und wirtschaftliche Gerechtigkeit.

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About our Network

The German Participatory Budgeting Network is run by Germany’s Federal Agency for Civic Education. It aims to support people interested in PB an to enable exchange around the topic.

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