Author: Juliette Legendre. The following analysis is a case study of the participatory budget in Paris, the largest ever implemented in the world. This case is interesting for its scale and scope but also for its reliance on digital technology. We are interested in seeing how this large scale PB...

Author: Isadora Borges Monroy. Few discussions about democratic innovations neglect to include the promise of technological gimmicks and the possibility of new information networks having a snowballing effect on political participation. In Democratic Innovations: Designing institutions for citizen participation Graham Smith takes a critical look at how processes like town...

Author: Terhemba Ambe-Uva. In Nigeria, urban slums face what Fung refers to as a “wicked problem”, which to tackle, requires a holistic and multifaceted approach. The country has in recent years witnessed the highest level of urbanization in Africa. However, this rapid urbanization, coupled with endemic corruption, and low levels...