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When Desperate Times Call for Participatory Measures
41 U.S. states currently face budget gaps, and judging by the forecasts of even the most optimistic specialists, such a situation is far from being substantially changed in the near future. In this context, it is particularly interesting to highlight the few ICT mediated initiatives that are starting to take place at the subnational (state) level in the United States, aiming – at least supposedly – to get citizens involved in the budgetary process.
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Crisis renews bonds between and trust *in* citizens?
Again, the US is at the forefront when it comes to *implementation* of initiatives and grand ideas. It seems the degree of participatory policy-making is an indicator for the level of trust that public authorities have in the citizens they serve and are accountable to. One example of how trust in citizens improves relations and legitimacy of public authorities is the City of Freiburg in Germany.
Participatory budgeting in the City of Freiburg: http://www.epractice.eu/cases/3035
Are there similar examples across Europe?