This case is an evaluation of the implementation of participatory budgeting in the municipality of Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
CASE
Participatory Budgeting in Florianópolis
Mercado Publico in the Florianopolis town centre
– Credit: User @Juselly
- General Issues
- Social Welfare
- Governance & Political Institutions
- Specific Topics
- Public Participation
- Budget - Local
- Start Date
- Ongoing
- Yes
- Time Limited or Repeated?
- Repeated over time
- If Repeated: Representation Change - Who?
- Yes
- If Repeated: Representation Change - What?
- Yes
- Purpose/Goal
- Deliver goods & services
- Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
- Spectrum of Public Participation
- Involve
- Did the represented group shape the agenda?
- Yes
- Total Number of Participants
- 500000
- Open to All or Limited to Some?
- Open to All
- Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
- Election
- Anonymous or Identified Online
- Identified
- Represented Group Characteristics
- People within a specific jurisdiction/territory
- Pre-defined groups of individuals based on shared identity
- Most affected individuals
- Represented Group
- Low-Income Earners
- General Types of Methods
- Deliberative and dialogic process
- Collaborative approaches
- Internal management or organization
- General Types of Tools/Techniques
- Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
- Legislation, policy, or frameworks
- Manage and/or allocate money or resources
- Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
- Participatory Budgeting
- Legality
- Yes
- Facilitators
- Yes
- Facilitator Training
- Professional Facilitators
- Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
- Both
- Types of Interaction Among Participants
- Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
- Negotiation & Bargaining
- Decision Methods
- Voting
- If Voting
- Plurality
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
- No
- Argument Tools
- No
- Facilitator Automation
- Not At All
- Face to Face and Online Integration
- Separated
- Gamification
- No
- Synchronous Asynchronous
- Both
- Text Video
- Text Only
- Visualization
- No
- Virtual Reality
- No
- Representation Claims Made
- Public Hearings/Meetings
- New Media (social media, blogging, texting)
- Word of Mouth
- Feedback Methods
- Public Hearings/Meetings
- Formal communication channels with long-term civic bodies
- Type of Organizer/Manager
- Local Government
- Regional Government
- Funder
- Local and State Government
- Type of Funder
- Local Government
- National Government
- Regional Government
- Staff
- Yes
- Volunteers
- No
- Behind Claim
- Primary funder
- Evidence of Impact
- Yes
- Outcome or Impact Achieved
- Partially
- Types of Change
- Changes in civic capacities
- Changes in public policy
- Implementers of Change
- Lay Public
- Experts
- Elected Public Officials
- Most Affected
- They had some representation in the process, but not a lot
- Implementers Connected
- Do not know
- Formal Evaluation
- No
- Represented Group in Evaluation
- Do not know
