Public participation is a way for stakeholders of public institutions to participate in the public
decision-making process, planning, organizing, and financing activities to achieve common …

The chapter offers a systematic overview of the use of digital tools for various forms of
political participation and the experiences made so far, based on an extensive literature …

On the wave of the success of the participatory budgeting (PB) implemented in Porto Alegre,
Brazil, a number of administrations around the world jumpstarted new forms of nonfinancial …

Participatory Budgeting (PB) is spreading quickly and now exists in environments that are
very different from Porto Alegre, Brazil, where it began, including places as diverse as New …

Civic technologies have the potential to support participation and influence decision-making
in governmental processes. Digital participatory budgeting platforms are examples of civic …

It is increasingly common for organizations to rely on crowds to support their innovation
processes. This chapter extends understanding of how crowds can be involved in different …

Ante la necesidad de impulsar la participación ciudadana se muestran las condiciones
jurídicas de ésta en México y el potencial de los medios digitales para superar las …

Existing systems for online civic engagement and public consultation need a better
architecture if they are to realize the aspirations of deliberative democracy. To improve the …

Government‐led citizen and stakeholder engagement is undertaken with the broad aims of
improving government effectiveness and strengthening perceived legitimacy for government …

In modern liberal democracies, participation of the dēmos is not restricted to casting votes in
elections, but includes a growing variety of other, both formally institutionalised and informal …