Participatory budgeting toolkit
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A toolkit developed in Scotland for community groups and organizations who are planning to organise a grantmaking PB event.
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Extinction Rebellion guide to citizens’ assemblies
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This guide provides a general introduction to citizens’ assemblies. It explains what one is, how it works and why we need one. It also outlines the key steps in designing and running an assembly and presents some exciting examples of similar processes from around the globe.
Read MoreClimate assemblies and juries
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This guide aims to support local authorities and other bodies thinking of commissioning a citizens’ assembly or jury. It considers how such processes might address the climate emergency, what is involved and approaches to design and delivery.
Read MoreDos and don'ts on designing for accessibility
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This blog post presents six posters with best practices for making government services accessible to different groups of users: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.
Read MorePrinciples for community empowerment
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A briefing document by Audit Scotland on community empowerment in Scotland, including principles and case studies.
Read MoreBuilding a public culture of economics
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A report that recommends methods to build public trust in economic and public institutions in the UK by incorporating deliberative processes into economic policymaking.
Read MoreCharter of quality for PB in Portugal
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Charter elaborated by the Portuguese Network of Local Authorities that sets basic paramethers for the quality of PB implementation.
Read MoreManual of participatory budgeting in Cameroon
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A manual for implementing PB in Cameroon, with specific advice for community engagement and mediation.
Read MoreMunicipal participatory budgeting in Mozambique
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A guide to support the adoption of PB by municipalities in Mozambique, including planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Read MorePathways through participation
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A report of a research project that explores how and why individuals get and stay involved in different forms of participation and the factors that shape their participation over time.
Read MorePublic participation in budget solutions
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A guide that presents information on how people can influence problem-solving in their municipalities through participatory budgeting.
Read MoreSorted: Civic lotteries
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A report that explains how sortition can lower the barrier to political participation and create a more powerful and direct role for citizens.
Read MoreLegislative Theatre: Augusto Boal
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In this book, Theatre of the Oppressed creator Augusto Boal explains how he created Legislative Theatre, the principles behind it, and how he implemented it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreSchool PB toolkit: Inclusive practice
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A toolkit that shares practices gleaned from the inclusive School PB model developed in response to inclusivity challenges students with disabilities face.
Read MoreEngaging disadvantaged groups in PB
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A series of guidelines that provide the steps to make PB more inclusive for people with disabilities at all its stages.
Read MoreHow to run a civic lottery
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A guide to designing fair selection mechanisms for deliberative public processes.
Read MoreCitizens assemblies guide
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A practical guide on how to organize a citizens' assembly, with the primary focus on the city level.
Read MoreCitizens Juries: policy on observers
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Guidance for public observers on expected behaviour when observing a citizens' jury.
Read MoreCommissioning a citizens’ assembly/reference panel
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A guide for public servants and elected representatives to design and commission long-form deliberative processes like citizens' assemblies.
Read More72 frequently asked questions about PB
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A UN-Habitat manual that aims to answer, in a direct and practical way, questions about how to best implement a participatory budgeting process.
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