Published : 2024-06-30

Civic/participatory budgeting as a form of citizen participation in the decision-making process in Poland

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Abstract

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The article aims to present civic/participatory budgeting as a form of citizen participation in the decision-making process in Poland in the legal and practical terms.

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The main research problem is to determine the legal basis for the civic/participatory budgeting in Poland and the practice of its functioning. To carry out the research task, an analysis of primary sources (legal acts, documents, and reports) and a critical analysis of the text (scientific studies) were used.

THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The legal basis and the practice of civic/participatory budgeting as a form of citizens’ participation in the decision-making process in Poland were discussed.

RESEARCH RESULTS: Until 2018, there were no statutory regulations on participatory budgeting in Poland. In practice, they were created on the basis of the Act on municipal self-government. In 2018, the civic/participatory budget was regulated by law as a form of obligatory consultation for 66 cities with county rights. In Poland, this institution has been operating since 2011 and also includes the green budget, youth civic budget and school participatory budget. The Covid-19 pandemic and outbreak of the war in Ukraine caused problems in its implementation.

CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Discussions on the legal regulations of 2018 and 2022 may serve as a basis for further debate on the use of civic/participatory budgeting in Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries.

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Civic budgeting, participatory budgeting, civic/participatory budgeting, participation, citizens, Poland



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