Reference Process Model for Participatory Budgeting in Germany

Scherer, Sabrina; Wimmer, Maria A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-33250-0_9

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“…''Budgeting'' is an area widely used by various government agencies. Local authorities have carried out this type of process in order to carry out works in neighborhoods based on the proposals and votes of the residents [54], [57], [58], [80], [93]. A particular example is that of Spain, which has a budgeting initiative promoted by the Madrid city council (https://decide.madrid.es).…”

Section: E-participation Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in e-Participation: A perspective of Last Years

2019

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The opinions of citizens are now being given ever-increasing consideration. Today, many government administrations have set up public participation processes as one more of the inputs required to make a decision on several aspects of governance. e-Participation initiatives make it easier for citizens to access such processes. At the present time, there is no clear and accepted field definition due to the wide diversity of theoretical proposals and the interdisciplinary nature of the initiatives, many of which have been developed ad-hoc. This paper reviews the present literature in the field of e-Participation by means of a systematic mapping of the research work carried out in the timeframe 2000-2019, together with some earlier relevant proposals in the area, with the aim of obtaining a conceptual guide to e-Participation components. This review analyses the findings and clusters the results into a conceptual e-Participation framework, which we call ePfw. The results show the diversity of the conceptualizations of many authors (25% on average) in the identification of tools, areas and levels in the field of e-participation and the almost null incorporation of fundamental aspects like trust, security, or transparency. We also found a lack of systems development (13.3%) that would prove and allow the proposed theories to be put into practice.

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Section: E-participation Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in e-Participation: A perspective of Last Years

2019

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“…On the other hand, as explained by Holdo (2020), local political leaders have embraced participatory budgeting in response to problems of citizens' dissatisfaction with representative democracy. Scherer and Wimmer (2012) summarized goals of participatory budgeting as follows: acceptance, accountability, efficiency, decision support, transparency, democratization, and solidarity. Through participatory budgeting, politicians can effectively involve citizens in the discussion about the development of the municipality.…”

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Increasing citizens involvement in participatory budgeting

Klimko¹,

Čaplánová²,

Sirakovová³

2023

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The purpose of this study is to present findings from a research project which investigates the possibilities of how to improve citizen involvement in participatory budgeting. We collaborated with the town of Hlohovec, Slovak Republic. We used behavioural interventions to increase the number of both projects submitted and voter participation. A database of existing interventions and an overview of suitable interventions were prepared. We used a design specifically developed for the town of Hlohovec. Our intervention was focused on flyer design and aimed at all citizens. We modified flyers using the knowledge of behavioural science. Two redesigned flyers were created and two different slogans are used for each redesigned flyer. The intervention we implemented in the town of Hlohovec appears to have been highly effective in increasing the number of voters. However, a big challenge for the future is to find a way how to filter effects of support activities to increase citizen involvement prepared by the town. The behavioural intervention we developed can be used in any other municipality in which there would be an effort to solve the lack of interest in participatory budgeting.

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“…Participatory budgeting includes community members from a specific geographic area (e.g., housing developments, schools, neighborhoods, districts/wards, city/county) to initiate, design, vote, implement, and evaluate a PB project that is supposed to improve the economic, technological, built environment or social conditions of their area (Gordon et al, 2017; Scherer & Wimmer, 2012; Shah, 2007). PB has gained popularity in municipal policymaking and administration the last 12 years in the United States (U.S.) because it provides a way to encourage members of historically marginalized communities to participate in the formation of interventions, as well as producing opportunities for participatory democracy and to increase transparency and trust in government.…”

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Power and Positionality in Participatory Budgeting

Martínez

2022

American Behavioral Scientist

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There have been few analyses that discuss how power relations present in participatory budgeting (PB) may hinder or facilitate the future of PB. Drawing from PB examples in the United States we discuss the importance of power and positionality analyses during PB stages with the most deliberative participation for community members: forming steering committees, holding local assemblies, and selecting budgets. We discuss power struggles that stem from the lack of transparency in establishing budgets and representing implicated actors in communities. We discuss the importance of analyzing the positionality of municipal actors and community members throughout the life of PB projects. The paper ends by suggesting lessons that future PB initiatives can glean from community-based participatory research (CBPR) in public health, specifically, engaging in co-learning processes, capacity building among all partners, and the equitable distribution of resources between communities. These CBPR principles may facilitate countering narratives about community participation and foment institutional change in the ways local jurisdictions allocate PB budgets and prioritize policy agendas.

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Reference Process Model for Participatory Budgeting in Germany

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Advances in e-Participation: A perspective of Last Years

Advances in e-Participation: A perspective of Last Years

Increasing citizens involvement in participatory budgeting

Power and Positionality in Participatory Budgeting

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