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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.

Colombia's second largest city goes online - Medellín stands for social change. There is also no lack of innovation in terms of citizen participation.

Louise O'Kane (Belfast) and Jez Hall (Manchester) give an insight into the history of Participatory Budgeting in Great Britain and the constant conflict between pb organizers and governments or…

The Covid-pandemic is shaping public life and especially affects spaces where citizens interact with each other and take part in democratic processes. How is it possible to counteract this effect?

Does participatory budgeting effect public spending? Does pb empower citizens and lead to more democracy or is it simply a "symbolic policy device"? The following debate, lead by two top pb-experts,…

For new ideas on what participatory budgeting processes could look like, a glance at other countries may be helpful. A recently published video shows impressions of PB in the United States.

"From my point of view there is no sense in setting up a group to organise PB unless they all have a firm belief in the process." Find out what else Alastair Kennedy, founder of the Money For Moray…

Report on Best practices in initiative budgeting in Russia development in the Russian Federation regions and municipalities. This publication is a review of national experience and best practices in…

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.

The book contains a collection of case studies of international participatory budgeting projects. Originally published in Portugese, it is now available in English.

Syed Kausar Abbas is member of the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) in Pakistan. As part of an international exchange programm he describes the work of the CPDI.

The Study "Learning from the South", published by the Service Agency Communities in One World, provides a journey around the world aiming to introduce different types of participatory budgeting.