Participatory Budgeting – the Case of the Slovak Republic

This paper deals with the issue of participatory budgeting as one newer tools political participation. Its aim is to characterise current situation in Slovak Republic at two levels territorial self-administration (self-governing regions and municipalities). To reach defined aims, it monitors existence legislative settings national level, individual observed subsequently practical application itself. Procedures associated study documents are used article; obtained data summarized, described compared mutually. In addition laws regulations issued by self-government units, source also regional local units’ official websites. absence universal definition rules findings have shown that there relatively extensive conditions for implementing its specific self-administrations. Slovakia, only gradually introduced into internal rules, which reflects a small number municipalities or self-governing regions, ultimately use effectively.