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Participatory budgeting (PB) broadly refers to the many ways in which the general public is able to interact directly with government in the design and implementation of budgetary and fiscal policy. Participatory budgeting is mainly applied in cities and local contexts: indeed, it can be described as a process that helps to localize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the community level. The mutual learning among different actors that it entails, has great potential to help stakeholders understand the complexity of governing intertwined policy areas and to support public officials in better understanding the diverse needs of society.