Purpose

The study examines the impact of presence, synchronicity of exposure and other variables on allocative decisions reached following a participatory budgeting event.

Design/methodology/approach

The study analyzes the distributive decisions reached following a participatory budgeting event, which took place in an academic institution, and students were asked to determine the distribution of a portion of the student union budget. Some students viewed the event live (physically or remotely), while others watched it in delay.

Findings

The main variable affecting allocative decisions was whether decision-makers were exposed to the event physically or remotely. There was a significant and large difference between allocation decisions of participants who were physically present at the event and those who were exposed to it remotely.

Practical implications

The discussion elaborates on the implications of the findings for the importance of presence and media selection in public engagement events.

Originality/value

Public engagement events are becoming widespread, with the Internet being a major tool in their administration. This study demonstrates that using the Internet to make such events accessible to the non-physically present can create significant changes in decisions reached by participants.

中文翻译：

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观看参与式预算活动或参加它们会产生不同的分配结果

目的

该研究考察了参与性预算事件后达成的分配决策的存在、暴露的同步性和其他变量的影响。

设计/方法/方法

该研究分析了在学术机构进行的参与式预算活动之后达成的分配决定，并要求学生确定学生会预算的一部分的分配。一些学生现场观看了该活动（物理或远程），而其他学生则延迟观看。

发现

影响分配决策的主要变量是决策者是实际接触事件还是远程接触事件。实际参加活动的参与者与远程接触的参与者的分配决定之间存在显着差异。

实际影响

讨论详细阐述了调查结果对公众参与活动中存在和媒体选择的重要性的影响。

原创性/价值

公众参与活动正变得越来越普遍，互联网成为其管理的主要工具。这项研究表明，使用互联网使非实体在场的人可以访问此类事件可以使参与者做出的决定发生重大变化。