Participation of Citizens in Public Financial Decision-Making in Serbia

Šabović, Mirela Trtovac; Milosavljević, Miloš; Benkovic, Sladjana

doi:10.34135/sjps.210205

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“…The more tactful approach to our respondents would be a hard copy (Paper-And-Pencil Inter-viewing) approach. Nonetheless, the main rationale behind the use of an electronic rather than a hard copy questionnaire was not time or cost efficiency [49], but rather momentum. The data was collected in the aftermath of the third COVID-19 wave, and this was the safest means of data collection.…”

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COVID-19 and Behavioral Factors of e-Payment Use: Evidence from Serbia

et al. 2023

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Banknotes and coins are some of the most frequently traded items in the world. Their current use, however, is unsustainable, and many countries are trying to digitalize their payment systems. The recent pandemic has accelerated this transition. Building on the Theory of Unintended Consequences, the aim of this article is to examine the influence of some pandemic-specific factors (in specific, hand sanitization, conspiracy theory mentality, and financial acumen) on the current and prospective use of e-payment. A particular aim of the study is to analyze these relationships in Serbia (as an example of a cash-centric society). The study is based on primary data gathered via a questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed for the purpose of this study. In total, the study examined N = 474 examinees. The results of this study confirm that the pandemic-induced variables are statistically significant predictors of e-payment use. In particular, hand sanitization, conspiracy mentality (reversely), and financial acumen positively affect current and prospective e-payment use.

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COVID-19 and Behavioral Factors of e-Payment Use: Evidence from Serbia

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“…Šabovic, Milosavljević and Benković (2021) deal with citizens as another critical stakeholder in the PB process, and they look at their will to participate. Based on the analysis of the dominant participation models in the local financial decision-making process (self-imposed contribution, PB, and civic crowdfunding), their data suggest that there are two main factors that explain low participation: a lack of knowledge about participation in financial decision-making and a lack of interest in participation.…”

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Selected Factors Determining the Adoption and Use of Participatory Budgeting in Central and Eastern Europe

Klimovský

Junjan

Nemec

2021

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This is a summary article of the SJPS thematic issue on participatory budgeting in the Central and Eastern European region. Its authors provide an overview of the diffusion of participatory budgeting, and they classify relevant countries in terms of the pace of this diffusion into four different groups: frontrunners, early majority, later majority, and lagging adopters. In addition, they uncover various diffusion mechanisms that have been used. Since the research articles included in this thematic issue unpack various factors that influence the diffusion of the innovative practice of participatory budgeting in the specific settings of Central and Eastern Europe, the main goal of this article is to sum up their crucial findings and formulate several conclusions, including a few avenues for further research. A clear majority of countries in the region have already collected a relevant amount of experience with the adoption and further use of participatory budgeting. An analysis of the individual experiences reveals that the position and characteristics of mayors, organizational resources, and available capacities, as well as the quality of public trust, are likely to be important factors that determine the adoption and use of participatory budgeting in the region.

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Smart City Applications to Promote Citizen Participation in City Management and Governance: A Systematic Review

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This systematic review aimed to provide a comprehensive view of (1) the purposes of research studies using smart city infrastructures to promote citizen participation in the cities’ management and governance, (2) the characteristics of the proposed solutions in terms of data sources, data quality, and data security and privacy mechanisms, as well, as strategies to incentivize citizen participation, and (3) the development stages of the applications being reported. An electronic search was conducted combining relevant databases and keywords, and 76 studies were included after a selection process. The results show a current interest in developing applications to promote citizen participation to identify urban problems and contribute to decision-making processes. Most of the included studies considered citizens as agents able to report issues (e.g., issues related to the maintenance of urban infrastructures or the mobility in urban spaces), monitor certain environmental parameters (e.g., air or acoustic pollution), and share opinions (e.g., opinions about the performance of local authorities) to support city management. Moreover, a minority of the included studies developed collaborative applications to involve citizens in decision-making processes in urban planning, the selection of development projects, and deepening democratic values. It is possible to conclude about the existence of significant research related to the topic of this systematic review, but also about the need to deepen mechanisms to guarantee data quality and data security and privacy, to develop strategies to incentivize citizen participation, and to implement robust experimental set-ups to evaluate the impact of the developed applications in daily contexts.

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Participation of Citizens in Public Financial Decision-Making in Serbia

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

COVID-19 and Behavioral Factors of e-Payment Use: Evidence from Serbia

COVID-19 and Behavioral Factors of e-Payment Use: Evidence from Serbia

Selected Factors Determining the Adoption and Use of Participatory Budgeting in Central and Eastern Europe

Smart City Applications to Promote Citizen Participation in City Management and Governance: A Systematic Review

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