Alan Budge and Participatory Budgeting through the ages
Looking back on his long and illustrious career in the field of participatory budgeting, Alan Budge speaks to us about how he got into PB, his highlights and advice for…
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Young people should be involved in climate policy making
Greta Thunberg began her campaign of school strikes aged 15. But in the UK she would need to wait another three years to be deemed mature enough to cast her…
Young people in Copeland make their voices heard on climate change
Young people are highly aware of the threat to their futures from climate change yet are rarely able to influence the ‘gatekeepers’ of climate emissions – those decision makers in…
Video: Youth participation through participatory budgeting
Youth PB is a process in which young people have a say over the spending of public funds in a school or community setting. This short video animation was produced…
The Southwark Climate Change Citizens’ Jury
Introduction The jury saw 25 local citizens consider the question, ‘What needs to change in Southwark to tackle the emergency of climate change fairly and effectively for people and nature?’…
Democratic Innovations Under Threat
The terrible news from Ukraine fills our newspapers and social media. It is worth mentioning alongside the tragic and unnecessary human cost is the threat to democratic innovation, including those…