New York is a flagship city within the international calender of Participatory Budgeting. Every years millions of dollars are being distributed. While PB in individual boroughs have been running for many years, this week, as reported in the Bronx Daily:…
Through the OmaStadi platform, residents of Helsinki can propose how the city should spend 10 million euros. All residents of Helsinki aged 13 and over are eligible to take part. Proposal can be submitted between September 22nd and October 5th,…
Voting is now open for Tallinn’s 2025 participatory budget. All residents aged 14 and above can choose 3 ideas. A total of €1 million has been earmarked in the city budget for implementing the winning projects. Of this amount, 75…
Through Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants, community members imagine, design and choose parks and nature projects in greater Portland. Their ideas and votes have the power to help shape the future parks and natural areas in your neighborhood. …
Governments increasingly combine deliberative and direct-democratic instruments to address democratic dissatisfaction and declining political trust. However, how the general public evaluates these hybrid democratic innovations in relation to their political support remains largely unexplored. This study, by Jelle Turkenburg, called…
14 stories of climate engagement come from across the UK and beyond. They feature the work of many different organisations and groups, on many aspects of the climate and nature crises. Together they showcase the impact public engagement on climate…
In 2023 the Ulupono Initiative in Hawai’i partnered with The USA based Participatory Budgeting Project to release a report, titled ‘Let communities decide: Using participatory budgeting for renewable energy community benefits packages.‘ It includes a detailed toolkit for how this…
“There is increasing global recognition of the importance of effective climate governance; both in terms of how climate decisions and investments are made, and how these commitments are translated into action, impact, and results. Yet, much of the global discussion…
People Powered compile research and synthesize key findings about the impacts of participatory democracy around the world, and make them accessible for practitioners and researchers to better understand and advocate for participatory and deliberative programs. Read their 2025 research brief on…
The city of Oulu’s 2025 Participatory Budgeting’s voting results have been decided. In April–May, citizens of Oulu voted on which ideas given by the citizens should be implemented with the Participatory Budgeting’s total budget of 240 000 €. “Approximately 40…