Towards the Understanding of Success in E-Participatory Budgeting Projects

Styliani Zafeiropoulou (), Sven A. Carlsson () and Annika Andersson ()
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Styliani Zafeiropoulou: Lund University
Sven A. Carlsson: Lund University
Annika Andersson: Örebro University School of Business

Chapter 7 in Case Studies in e-Government 2.0, 2015, pp 103-119 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract During the last years e-Participation initiatives have been launched by many countries and e-Participatory Budgeting (e-PB) is one of them. e-PB includes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in democratic decision-making processes regarding the spending for a defined public budget where ICTs are used in order to enable more citizens to participate. In this study we investigate which the success factors (SFs) are for implementing e-PB projects and if they are actually used in practice. For that purpose a literature review identifying success factors was undertaken, followed by case studies at three Swedish municipalities that have implemented e-PB. Our findings show not only that the eleven SFs mentioned in previous research are met in practice in most cases, but also that additional factors arise in practice. The additional success factors relate to: size of budget, size and spectrum of target group participants, design of proposals, theme area of the budget, and civil society’s involvement. Our study also revealed that just the “e-dimension” by itself does not ensure success or increased participation.

Keywords: European Union; Success Factor; Project Leader; Project Success; Social Accountability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08081-9_7

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