Participatory budgeting and direct democracy are the key topics at the meeting of the Participatory Budgeting Network. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s meeting took place entirely online for the first time on 24 and 25 September 2020. All sessions are now available to watch as videos.
Over the course of two days, members of the public discussed new possibilities for direct democracy through participatory budgeting and citizens’ budgets with stakeholders from politics, academia and civil society. The focus was on whether and how citizen participation is possible in Europe and at federal level, what citizens’ assemblies and participatory budgeting can achieve in local climate policy, and what methods can be used to encourage citizens to get involved.
In workshops, participants exchanged valuable practical knowledge: How can I reach people through campaigns? How does public participation work via social media? How is the coronavirus crisis affecting work in local authorities?
Wegweiser organised the digital conference on behalf of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and provided support with the content and organisation. The 12 digital discussion sessions and workshops have been documented and are available on the Netzwerk Bürgerhaushalt website.
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