participatory budgeting workshop at festival of economics, northern ireland 2016
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Participatory Budgeting
Big Ideas Festival of Economics Friday 12th August
Niamh Webster The Democratic Society
www.demsoc.org@demsoc @DemsocScotland
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
What is Participatory Budgeting? • Participatory budgeting VIDEO
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
What does a participatory budgeting process look like?
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
How does a participatory budgeting process work?
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Where did participatory budgeting come from?
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Why do participatory budgeting?
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Ladder of participation
communicating consulting involving partnership decision making
PassiveStart of participatory budgeting process
EmpowermentEnd of participatory budgeting process
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Challenges
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Success stories
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Participatory budgeting in Scotland
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Participatory budgeting inScotland
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Digital tools
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Conditions
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Lessons learned
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Conclusions • Empowers citizens and brings communities together • Citizens can be involved in economic decisions • Public money can be spent well by the public• Innovative and exciting way of doing governance
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Participatory budgetingin Northern Ireland?
1. Do you think participatory budgeting could work in Northern Ireland?
2. What would be needed in order for participatory budgeting to work in Northern Ireland?
3. What do economists think of participatory budgeting?!
Niamh Webster, The Democratic Society Participatory Budgeting Workshop 12/08/2016
Thank youNiamh Webster @niamhwebster
The Democratic Society @demsoc @DemsocScotland
www.demsoc.org