Urban Participatory Budgeting: An Instrument of Continuity Through Change? A Comparison of Four European Capitals

Budget participatif des villes: instrument de la permanence dans le changement ? Une comparaison entre 4 capitales européennes

Stephane Magne (), Thierry Côme and Alexandre Steyer
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Stephane Magne: PRISM Sorbonne - Pôle de recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences du management - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, LAREQUOI - Laboratoire de recherche en Management - UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Thierry Côme: LAREQUOI - Laboratoire de recherche en Management - UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Alexandre Steyer: UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

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Abstract: This research examines participatory budgeting as a New Public Management instrument intended to enhance citizen empowerment in local public policies. Beyond its conceptual appeal, the study questions whether funded projects genuinely reflect transformative citizen engagement or instead align with communication-driven trends. The dataset includes open data projects financed by four European capitals (Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon). Using smart data methods in R, the analysis combines textual data (project titles and descriptions) with quantitative variables (allocated budgets, number of votes) to model underlying adoption and decision-making dynamics. The findings aim to highlight differences in arbitration patterns across these cities and to assess whether participatory budgeting functions as a genuine tool of participatory democracy or as a political communication device framing citizen involvement.

Date: 2023-05-28
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Published in 12ème colloque AIRMAP, AIRMAP, May 2023, Dijon, France

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