Citizens Juries: policy on observers
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Guidance for public observers on expected behaviour when observing a citizens' jury.
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Commissioning 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.
Read MoreLegislative Theatre report: TONYC
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A report that explains how Theatre of the Oppressed practices have been applied to raise awareness of pertinent issues of oppression, shift the minds of policymakers, and engage audience members in civic action.
Read MoreLegislative Theatre in NYC
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A video with testimonials from community members and organizers of Legislative Theatre that explains how Legislative theater can bring about change in NYC.
Read MoreRepresentation by improvisation: Legislative theater
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Short video from the first iteration of Legislative Theatre in New York City (2013), demonstrating some of the process.
Read MorePB experience in Anderlecht, Belgium
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A report that presents the PB experience in the neighborhood of Sheut, Anderlecht, Belgium. Co-written by different stakeholders involved in the process.
Read MorePB: Real money, real power
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A video from the US that explains how PB works, showing the different stages of a PB process and testimonials.
Read MoreComparative study of PB
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A comparative study of PB processes in the Dominican Republic, Spain, and Uruguay.
Read MorePB: Good Practices, obstacles, and learnings
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A guide that presents the objectives, principles, and required conditions to implement PB, and how to implement it. It also includes different strategies to adapt PB processes, achieve equity, and communicate effectively.
Read MoreInnovative citizen participation
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A paper that presents information about deliberative bodies and citizen assemblies, and how to embed them to democratic institutions.
Read MoreDemocracy is not retreating
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An accessible mainstream article in the magazine Newsweek that highlights the rise of participatory democracy, even as it seems that other institutions of democracy are failing.
Read MorePB in Africa training companion
/A PB guide focusing on eastern and southern Africa, edited by UN-Habitat and MDP-SA.
Read MoreChances of PB in Hungary
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A Hungarian manual that introduces the basic concepts of participatory democracy and outlines five models of PB around the world. It also presents advantages and shortcomings of PB in the Central-Eastern European region.
Read MorePB in Maranhão, Brazil
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A guide that aims to train and inform the people of Maranhão, Brazil, about its State wide PB process.
Read MorePB around the world
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A comparative study of participatory budgeting processes in Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
Read MorePB learning guide for Francophone countries (Vol II)
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A training guide for implementing PB in Africa's French-speaking countries, edited by UN-Habitat and Enda ECOPOP. Volume II - methods and approaches.
Read MorePB learning guide for Francophone countries (Vol I)
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A training guide for implementing PB in Africa's French-speaking countries, edited by UN-Habitat and Enda ECOPOP. Volume I - concepts and principles.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting Paris
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The public website that explains the Paris PB process and communicates the status of funded projects.
Read MoreLearning materials for citizen participation
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A manual that includes activities to facilitate civic engagement in participatory budgeting and participatory democracy programs.
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