Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)

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Faced with low levels of citizen interest in community affairs, the Municipality of Reggio Emilio decided to experiment with participatory budgeting in District 8. 256 people took part in the process, which took place between September 2007 and February 2008. Of the 123 proposals which emerged from the neighborhood meetings with citizens, 17 were included in the 2008 budget. These proposals related to the general livability of the community. Participants felt satisfied with the process, and there is hope that future initiatives will be even more successful.
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Overview

Participatory decentralization is the process of handing out legitimate political authority to the citizens. It contributes to democratization by bringing the government ‘closer to the people’, imparting the citizens with political knowledge through their participation in local management, and making the government more accountable. [1]

Definition

In 2000, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), a Japanese governmental administration, organized a National Consensus Conference on genetically- modified foods in Tokyo.

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Definition

A workers’ council is a method of governance by workers of themselves through selected delegates sent to represent them either through direct positions of leadership or through communication with those in positions of power or management. The management of a workplace or an enterprise comes together with the selected delegates to negotiate and bargain on issues selected by the workers to be the agenda of the discussions.

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Problems and Purpose

Occupy Vancouver, during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery last fall, needed to implement a consensus-based decision making process in order for the encampment to function in a fair and inclusive manner. The General Assembly and it's processes were developed by consensus for this pourpose.

In the context of the perpetual crisis of urban transportation in Bucharest, there is a growing population of city dwellers fighting for bicycle rights and advocating for a new, bicycle friendly infrastructure in Bucharest.  The bicycle fans coagulated since the mid 2000’s into different groups and NGO’s and developed into a new movement and a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of public participation.

History

1. Background

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Problems and Purpose

La Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo es un proceso democrático de participación ciudadana que tiene dos grandes tareas

  • La construcción y aplicación de los Planes de Desarrollo Local en cada comuna y corregimiento.
  • Y la inversión decidida por los ciudadanos y ciudadanas del  5% anual de todo el presupuesto municipal

La Alcaldía de Medellín lo presenta como ampliación del ejercicio de la democracia porque:

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Problems and Purpose

El presente ejercicio tiene por objetivo reflejar la implementación del mecanismo del presupuesto participativo por el Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, en España.

A efectos de intentar arrojar luz sobre el mecanismo de gestión y su implementación política al tiempo que realizar el ejercicio de síntesis requerido, me atendré en la exposición a facilitar respuesta a las siguientes preguntas propuestas: 

Problems and Purpose

 

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