In the fall of 2012, the Eastern district of Amsterdam, the Indische Buurt neighbourhood, joined the national participatory budgeting scheme, thereby aiding the original aim by allowing for better national budget monitoring.
CASE
Participatory Budgeting in the Indische Buurt, Amsterdam
July 30, 2021 | Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team |
April 23, 2021 | Kristina Martensson |
April 22, 2021 | Kristina Martensson |
- General Issues
- Planning & Development
- Governance & Political Institutions
- Economics
- Specific Topics
- Public Participation
- Budget - National
- Government Transparency
- Scope of Influence
- Regional
- Start Date
- Ongoing
- Yes
- Time Limited or Repeated?
- Repeated over time
- Purpose/Goal
- Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
- Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
- Spectrum of Public Participation
- Collaborate
- Open to All or Limited to Some?
- Open to All With Special Effort to Recruit Some Groups
- General Types of Methods
- Public budgeting
- Deliberative and dialogic process
- Direct democracy
- General Types of Tools/Techniques
- Manage and/or allocate money or resources
- Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
- Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
- Participatory Budgeting
- Online Voting
- Real Time Voting
- Legality
- Yes
- Facilitator Training
- Professional Facilitators
- Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
- Both
- Types of Interaction Among Participants
- Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
- Information & Learning Resources
- Written Briefing Materials
- Decision Methods
- Voting
- If Voting
- Majoritarian Voting
- Communication of Insights & Outcomes
- New Media
- Traditional Media
- Public Report
- Type of Organizer/Manager
- Local Government
- Funder
- Government of Indische Buurt, Amsterdam
- Type of Funder
- National Government
- Local Government
- Staff
- Yes
- Evidence of Impact
- Yes
- Implementers of Change
- Lay Public
- Elected Public Officials
- Appointed Public Servants
- Formal Evaluation
- Yes