“She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table:” Youth experiences of a youth-led participatory budgeting process
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.025
Abstract: •Youth-led participatory budgeting is one mechanism for engaging youth in governmental decision-making.•Youth desired on-going training and support from adult allies throughout the participatory budgeting process.•Through participatory budgeting, youth learned about the inner workings of city… read more here.
Keywords: led participatory; participatory budgeting; youth; budgeting process ... See more keywords
“It Was Once a Radical Democratic Proposal”: Theories of Gradual Institutional Change in Brazilian Participatory Budgeting
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DOI: 10.1017/lap.2018.58
Abstract: Abstract Because of its early positive assessments, participatory budgeting (PB) has been and continues to be praised by several policymakers, and the Brazilian model has become an institutional blueprint around the world. No one questions… read more here.
Keywords: change; participatory budgeting; radical democratic; proposal theories ... See more keywords
A Get-Out-the-Vote Experiment on the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting Vote in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123417000412
Abstract: Does non-partisan voter mobilization affect the popular vote? We use vote records from a state-level participatory budgeting vote in Brazil– the world’s largest –to assess the impact of voter mobilization messaging on turnout and support… read more here.
Keywords: vote; world largest; participatory budgeting; get vote ... See more keywords
Beyond Inclusion: Critical Race Theory and Participatory Budgeting
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DOI: 10.1080/07393148.2017.1278858
Abstract: Abstract Critical Race Theory (CRT) researchers maintain that mainstream liberal discourses of neutrality and colorblindness inherently reify existing patterns of inequality, and that privileging the voices of people of color and the marginalized is essential… read more here.
Keywords: participatory budgeting; critical race; race theory;
Conclusion: Time for Participatory Budgeting to Grow Up
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DOI: 10.1080/07393148.2017.1278860
Abstract: Abstract Only a few years ago, participatory budgeting (PB) in the US was in its infancy, a tiny experiment in democracy. After a five-year growth spurt, PB has entered its awkward adolescence, full of bold… read more here.
Keywords: conclusion time; participatory budgeting; time participatory; budgeting grow ... See more keywords
Race, Citizenship and Participation: Interrogating the Racial Dynamics of Participatory Budgeting
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DOI: 10.1080/07393148.2020.1840199
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article uses participatory budgeting as an entry point to explore the relationship between race, citizenship, and participatory democracy. Drawing on theories of racial neoliberalism, I arguethat in Chicago (United States), heavy emphasis on… read more here.
Keywords: race citizenship; dynamics participatory; racial dynamics; participatory budgeting ... See more keywords
Sharing Power to Improve Population Health: Participatory Budgeting and Policy Making.
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DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001484
Abstract: In Pierce County, Washington, 6 Communities of Focus face tough health disparities. To engage members of communities that have been marginalized for generations, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department piloted participatory budgeting. Through this 5-step process, the… read more here.
Keywords: health; participatory; sharing power; policy making ... See more keywords
Contestation in Participatory Budgeting: Spaces, Boundaries, and Agency
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DOI: 10.1177/0002764220941226
Abstract: Local political leaders as well as international organizations have embraced participatory budgeting in response to problems of political exclusion and citizens’ dissatisfaction with representative democracy. This article provides a framework to highlight important aspects of… read more here.
Keywords: contestation participatory; budgeting spaces; framework; participatory budgeting ... See more keywords
Implications of Participatory Budgeting on Social Justice: Some Theoretical Considerations
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642221086948
Abstract: Participatory budgeting (PB) is a novel way to understand the ways in which local projects are funded. Citizens engage in direct participation at every level of the project from designing, evaluating, modifying, and eventually disbursing… read more here.
Keywords: justice theoretical; implications participatory; budgeting social; participatory budgeting ... See more keywords
The Dynamics of Local Participation
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642221086950
Abstract: As part of the “new public participation movement,” participatory budgeting is a systematic attempt to ameliorate institutionalized inequality, inequity, and injustice by enhancing how democracy works and expanding who participates genuinely. This commitment to more… read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; local participation; participation; participatory budgeting ... See more keywords
Scope and Limits of Community Inclusion: Participatory Budgeting in the Santo Domingo Neighborhood of Mexico City
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642221086959
Abstract: Citizen participation mechanisms have become very important in recent decades. This change is due to multiple factors, but the inclusion of citizens in decision-making seeks, among other things, to regain legitimacy and trust from society.… read more here.
Keywords: mexico city; inclusion; neighborhood mexico; participatory budgeting ... See more keywords