Wrocław Civic Budget. Social Innovation Adapted in Polish Local Government

• Authors: Małgorzata Madej

Abstracts

EN

The paper explores Wrocław Civic Budget in the context of procedures and impact. It reviews various data to present different aspects of this process: number of projects submitted and implemented, citizens’ participation in the selection process, geographical distribution of the implemented projects and their contents, showing the significant fall in the citizens’ interest in the process after two years of its implementation. The paper aims to analyze whether the project in its current form actually succeeds in activating the citizens’ and involving them in the local decision-making on one hand, and changing the city on the other. The effectiveness of participatory budgeting in Wrocław is explored, considering such criteria as reliability, impact, activation and innovativeness. The data reveal both the successes and drawbacks of Wrocław Civic Budget, allowing for presentation of recommendations.

Keywords

EN

local government; participatory budgeting; local participation; Wrocław

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4 (48)
• Pages: 583-603

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Małgorzata Madej

• University of Wrocław

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ppsy2019405

Biblioteka Nauki

1977313