HIGHER EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FRAME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTICIPATIVE BUDGET IN THE COMMUNE 1 IN MEDELLIN. EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR Y PARTICIPACIONEN EL MARCO DE LA IMPLEMENTACION DEL PRESUPUESTO PARTICIPATIVO EN LA COMUNA UNO DE MEDELLÍN [PDF]
El Ágora USB, 2010 This text is the product of the developments of the project entitled: "Evaluation and Monitoring of the Social and Community Work of the Beneficiaries of the Participatory Budget Fund Aimed At Pursuing Higher Education Studies Belonging to Commune One ...
Alfonso Insuasty Rodríguez +2 more
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Civil society, public action and accountability in Africa [PDF]
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It further develops the analytical framework of the World Development Report 2004 on accountability relationships, to
Devarajan, Shantayanan +2 more
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Citizen Engagement in Governance: A Study of Participatory Budgeting in India
International Journal of Research in Social Sciences and HumanitiesCitizen engagement in governance means that people and communities are actively involved in the public sector's decision-making, implementation, and monitoring processes to make things more open, accountable, and efficient. There are several ways to do it, such as town hall meetings, advisory groups, public consultations, and online forums.
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The “Magic” of Conflict: How Participatory Governance Can Enable Transformative Climate Adaptation
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In many cases, addressing climate risks requires transformative climate adaptation (TCA) that goes beyond small adjustments to existing systems. While scholars increasingly argue that participatory governance is key and should embrace conflict rather than push for consensus to enable TCA, this assumption remains underexplored.
Dore Engbersen +2 more
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Subverting the spaces of invitation? Local politics and participatory budgeting in post-crisis Buenos Aires [PDF]
, 2005 This paper examines the political situation in Argentina in the wake of the mass protests of December 2001, which became known as the Argentinazo. Following the unprecedented turmoil in the country, which led to the resignation of President De la Rua and
Rodgers, Dennis
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land is fundamental to livelihoods and ecosystem health but faces mounting pressure from human activities, climate change, and competing development demands. Science–policy interfaces (SPIs)—platforms that connect experts and policymakers—are vital for co‐producing knowledge to inform coherent, sustainable land‐use governance.
Sara Velander +1 more
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Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
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Co-designing soft climate adaptation: citizen centred solutions across four European pilots
Frontiers in ClimateClimate change impacts in Europe are intensifying and disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. While adaptation strategies increasingly acknowledge the value of public participation and citizen science, there remains a gap in inclusive ...
Francois Jost +14 more
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Demanding to be served : holding governments to account for improved access [PDF]
This paper presents an overview of the constitutional-legal provisions on access to services in developing countries and shows that rights to public services are not justice-able.
Shah, Anwar
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Creating Citizens for Whom? Participatory Budgeting and Citizenship Learning in Japan
, 2013 This paper explores the ideological underpinning of Participatory Budgeting (PB) projects in Japan through critical analysis of the concept of citizenship advocated in PB. Through a case study of a PB project in Nabari, a local city in Japan, I have examined the type of citizenship municipal governments attempted to achieve trough PB, and the nature of
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