‘Will my fingerprint be enough?’: secondary school students struggle to purchase a healthy, tasty and sustainable meal on the UK free school meal allowance [PDF]
Objective: Free school meals (FSM) are a crucial form of support for families. This study aimed to investigate whether the FSM allowance can provide what is perceived to be, healthy, sustainable and satisfying food.
Sundus Mahdi +3 more
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PARTICIPATORY BUDGET VS. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
The paper presents the functioning of participatory budgeting in Poland on the example of townships of the Silesian province. It also asks a question whether the participatory budget contributes to local development.
Adam ŻABKA, Halina Łapińska
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Political participation and grassroots governance: A social work perspective based on CGSS 2021 data. [PDF]
This study, based on the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS), examines how different forms of political participation-spanning behavior, attitude, and affiliation -shape perceptions of grassroots governance effectiveness in safety, convenience, and ...
Xiao Zhang +3 more
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Saint Petersburg Experience of Participatory Budgeting [PDF]
The article is devoted to summarizing the experience of implementing participatory budgeting practices in Saint Petersburg over a five-year period as well as the role and forms of citizen involvement in budget decision-making.
Natalia G. Lukyanova
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Ecology Projects and Participatory Budgeting: Enhancing Citizens’ Support [PDF]
In contemporary times, a large number of ecology projects are put on the public agenda through participatory budgeting. There is variation in the support they receive from citizens, but until now we have not known what drives this support. This article aims to identify the factors that could determine the support for ecology projects in participatory ...
Sergiu Gherghina, Paul Tap
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Increasing citizens involvement in participatory budgeting
The purpose of this study is to present findings from a research project which investigates the possibilities of how to improve citizen involvement in participatory budgeting. We collaborated with the town of Hlohovec, Slovak Republic. We used behavioural interventions to increase the number of both projects submitted and voter participation.
Roman Klimko +2 more
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The Role of Participatory Budgeting in Forming an Ecosystem of Civic Participation in State and Municipal Governance [PDF]
The purpose of the article is to substantiate the ecosystem approach as a basis for building a model of citizen participation in state and municipal governance, manifested in the laws of the Russian Federation, strategic planning documents, and other ...
Vladimir V. Vagin, Ekaterina S. Shugrina
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Participatory Budget and Citizens’ Empowerment in Mexico City
Nine participatory budget (Spanish acronym PP) polling processes in Mexico City’s 1,800 territorial units ended with works and services mostly induced by the authorities, with scant participation by the public, without building identity or social fabric, and with limited appropriation of the participatory mechanism.
Cuauhtémoc Ochoa Tinoco +2 more
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Problems of Regional Participatory Budgeting Practices [PDF]
This paper discusses the various aspects of participatory budgeting as a regional practice. Using Tula region as the example, the author analyzes the problems associated with the selection of projects, the involvement of residents in the process of ...
Vera V. Levina
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Green(er) Cities and Their Citizens: Insights from the Participatory Budget of Lisbon [PDF]
There is rising scholarly and political interest in participatory budgets and their potential to advance urban sustainability. This article aims to contribute to this field of study through the specific lens of the city of Lisbon’s experience as an internationally acknowledged leader in participatory budgeting.
Falanga, Roberto +2 more
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