Community-Based Work and Participatory Budgeting

Participatory budgeting (PB) works best if this activity is viewed to be part of a trend that is referred to as community-based work. But this connection is not often made. As a result, many PB projects tend to drift away from their home communities. Although working in communities is thought to be...

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Published inThe American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 492 - 504
Main Authors Murphy, John W., Casanova, Felicia O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Budgets
Community
Local knowledge
Philosophy
community diagnostic
community outreach
Cartesianism/dualism
community interventions
Community-based philosophy
budget assemblies
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Summary:Participatory budgeting (PB) works best if this activity is viewed to be part of a trend that is referred to as community-based work. But this connection is not often made. As a result, many PB projects tend to drift away from their home communities. Although working in communities is thought to be a very practical endeavor, philosophy should not be ignored, particularly if the aim is to be community-based. Some examples are supplied in this paper that illustrate how this community-based philosophy alters, and improves, some traditional phases of PB projects. The overall result is to keep these budgeting projects informed by local knowledge and under community control.
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ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/00027642221086952