Participatory Budgeting in the Major Cities in Poland – Case Study of 2018 Editions

Madej, Małgorzata

doi:10.2478/pce-2019-0017

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“…In summarizing the whole process, shortcomings could be identified in the form of an insufficient level of citizen participation of 1.4%, which could be considered as low (Gerwin, Grabkowska, 2012). On the other hand, the importance of the pilot project is indispensable in terms of the expansion of the tool in Poland, which is also confirmed by some other authors such as Markowski (2019), Džinić, Murray Svidroňová and Markowska-Bzducha (2016), Keblowski and Van Criekingenb (2014), or Madej (2019).…”

Section: Aplication Of the Participatory Budget In The V4 Countriessupporting

confidence: 65%

Specifications of Participatory Budgeting in Visegrad Group States and Possible Implementations for Slovakia

Mikuš

Brix

Šmatlánek

2021

SJPS

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Participatory budget is an innovative tool for public policymaking, which is characterized by the particpation of residents of territorial administrative units. In the paper, authors focus on the evaluation of the participatory budget within the Visegrad Group, which is linked by specific ties due to the special development of this geopolitical area after the political and social changes in the late 1980s. Identifying the specifics of participatory budgeting in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia is set as the main goal of the article, specifically evaluating the pilot project model, analysing the legislative framework, which regulates participatory budgeting, and extending this tool at the local level in terms of current statistics. As for the pilot projects, the authors identified differences in the following indicators: initiator of its implementation; participation of citizens and their position and powers in project design; participation in the decision-making on projects in terms of voting; whether a direct physical vote or online form was used. In addition, the authors evaluate the legal framework of the selected states in terms of presence of the primary or secondary regulation. Finally, the quantitative development of participatory budgets is monitored, while the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is also reflected in the paper. Based on the data from other states of the Visegrad Group, in the final chapter the authors present optimization proposals, which they consider applicable in Slovakia. The authors identified at least three possible ways of amending the current Slovak legislation in order to improve the implementation of the participatory budget. The paper specifies the shortcomings in the form of low citizen participation in the drafting phase and in the voting process. The paper also identifies the same bottom-up implementation process in all V4 member countries. Poland is the only V4 country that has enshrined primary legislation on participatory budgets in its legal system.

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Section: Aplication Of the Participatory Budget In The V4 Countriessupporting

confidence: 65%

Specifications of Participatory Budgeting in Visegrad Group States and Possible Implementations for Slovakia

Mikuš

Brix

Šmatlánek

2021

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“…They found quite significant differences between the eastern and western parts of Poland. Madej [2019], similar to the previous, recommends increasing the exchange of experience between local governments to implement PBs. Interestingly, researchers do not see the need to promote PBs.…”

Section: Research On Participatory Budgeting In Polandmentioning

confidence: 77%

Determinants of the success of participatory budgets in Poland

Adamczyk,

Dawidowicz,

Prokopiou

et al. 2024

International Journal of Management and Economics

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The present paper aims to determine what factors affect the success of participatory budgets in Polish cities and what factors affect the size of these budgets. The study covered all 66 cities with powiat rights from 2016 to 2021. A panel data model was used. The first research hypothesis states that the success of participatory budgeting depends on the economic condition of the cities implementing it. The second one states that the success of participatory budgeting depends on the characteristics of the LGUs’ residents. The first hypothesis was confirmed, while the second was partially confirmed. Analyzing four different models with different explanatory variables, it was found that the statistically significant explanatory variables were population, material situation, demographic structure measures, and residents’ economic situation.

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“…The overall picture of PB in Kraków compared to other Polish cities proves that its method of implementation and its community's activities do not set it apart it significantly. However, the review of circumstances related to its conduct, especially low participation turnout and the problems in establishing community ties, indicate that Kraków's results are among the weakest in the medium and large cities in Poland [87]. For this reason, this case was considered as the most promising to be evaluated in the course of further work, and an attempt to identify the causes of the related problems was made.…”

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How Collective Intelligent Decisions in Public Policymaking are Made: Case Study of Participatory Budgeting in Kraków

Olszowski¹

2021

Preprint

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In open, sustainable policymaking, we are expecting to develop the valuable results that will bring us closer to a fairer and more balanced society. One way to involve the public in these processes is to engage them in online e-participation projects. Despite the hopes, empirical analyses show that many e-participation initiatives have failed to deliver expected benefits. Revealing what actually works in examined projects and what requires improvement would allow for better policy planning in the future. In this article, I made an attempt to identify and assess the cognitive processes enabling emergence of collective intelligence (CI) in a singular e-participation project. For this reason, I worked out and tested an evaluation technique, combining the MILCS framework for group cognition and the results of empirical research on CI. A case study method based on semi-structured interviews was selected to evaluate a sample participatory budgeting initiative, Civic Budget of the City of Kraków. Results reveal that most cognitive processes are working satisfactorily, but the real problem is using collective memory, which works only to a very limited extent. A guideline for future policymakers should be to develop a shared memory system, to which all community members should have access.

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Participatory Budgeting in the Major Cities in Poland – Case Study of 2018 Editions

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Specifications of Participatory Budgeting in Visegrad Group States and Possible Implementations for Slovakia

Specifications of Participatory Budgeting in Visegrad Group States and Possible Implementations for Slovakia

Determinants of the success of participatory budgets in Poland

How Collective Intelligent Decisions in Public Policymaking are Made: Case Study of Participatory Budgeting in Kraków

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