Sopot’s participatory budgeting initiative has been criticized by its citizens and has been revised repeatedly, but remains a historic beacon of democratic innovations in Poland. The wealthy seaside town of around 38,0000 citizens, devolved 1% of its budget to PB in 2011. The process is innovative for its combination of...
Some 66,158 people signed a petition calling for a referendum on a controversial viaduct in Antwerp, Belgium. The administration approved the referendum, and the unpopular project was put to a popular vote, the first in the city’s history, on 18 October 2009.
We Are Molenbeek (WAM1080) was a Citizens' Panel on radicalization and community reconciliation. Discussions encompassed the causes of radicalization, preventative measures, and current and future approaches to integration.