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This report outlines how social movements and citizens’ assemblies can be combined as ‘Movement Assemblies’ to help community power-building organizations and coalitions build capacity, power and political clarity.

A compendium of case studies and trends in public participation in Latin America. These cases showcase how participation can successfully be embedded into institutional structures, facilitating the scaling and strengthening of public participation in Latin America.

A report detailing the history and functioning of participatory budgeting and its implementation in Georgia.

A guide to help civil servants at the local level in Georgia implement innovative mechanisms and effectively manage participatory processes.

The guide includes theoretical elements and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the context of the region of Andalusia (Spain)

A guide that details the way in which the whole local budget is drawn up in Romanian municipalities, explaining its calendars and the main aspects on which citizens can be directly consulted, and the tools to be used for that to make it effective.

A report on Serbia's citizens' assembly in Valjevo, which focused on air pollution, detailing process stages, results, and insights on the potential of such assemblies.

Tartu's first climate assembly, in 2022, engaged 55 randomly chosen residents to propose ways to enhance street safety, reduce pollution, and promote a climate-friendly future.

A manual designed to help Georgian municipalities and civil society representatives in monitoring and evaluating participatory budgeting (PB) projects.

A complete guide for the design and implementation of participatory budgeting (PB) in Georgia.

This guide details how local budgets are drawn up in Romanian municipalities, including the main aspects on which citizens can be directly consulted and tools for effective participation.

This guide includes theoretical background and practical information for the design and implementation of more than 50 participatory methods for the development of public policies in the Andalusia region of Spain.

A research report analyzing specific cases of participatory budgeting in Lithuanian cities and identifying the main challenges.

An overview of participatory budgets in Lithuanian municipalities, explaining what measures and technological tools have been to used and how to deal with challenges related to engaging residents.

This practical guide explains the impact of participatory budgeting on students and what to know to organize it in Lithuanian schools.

Methodological guide for the development of participatory budget processes adapted to the context of cities in Czechia, including steps for design, planning, implementation and evaluation, and several examples in the country.

A series of case studies of successful participatory budgeting (PB) experiences of neighbor countries to Czechia, including Poland and Slovakia, which can serve as a reference for the implementation of PB in Czech cities.

Handbook detailing the different methods and processes developed by one of Norway's leading municipalities in the field of participation.

A manual offering tools and examples of good practices to implement a participatory approach in Croatian decision-making processes, including examples of participatory budgeting and citizen panels across Europe.

Methodological guide for the development of participatory budgeting (PB) processes adapted to the context of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including steps for design, planning, implementation and evaluation, and several examples of PB in the country.

Presentation on the establishment of a deliberative process in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

A detailed guide for Croatian cities and organizations wanting to develop participatory budgeting processes.

Handbook on participatory budgeting (PB) offering an overview of the importance of public participation in budgetary processes and practical guidance to implement PB.

Reference documents for the development of citizens' assemblies in Croatia, based on an assembly in Rijeka, including reports, data and instructions for preparing the process.

A detailed manual in Armenian for designing and implementating a local participatory budget (PB) process.

This guide in Finnish presents different ways to apply participatory budgeting.

Evaluation report of the OmaStadi participatory budgeting process developed in Helsinki from 2018 to 2020, including the procedure, variables and criteria used for evaluating PB.

A hands-on toolkit in Dutch and English for starting and managing more than 40 participatory processes.

Roadmap for Dutch municipalities to explore important issues surrounding participation.