The qualities of local participation : the explanatory role of ideology, external support and civil society as organizer
Font, Joan (CCHS - CSIC, Institute of Public Goods and Policies)
Galais Gonzàlez, Carolina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.)

Data:	2011
Descripció:	25 pàg.
Resum:	Previous research into local participation (often based on in-depth studies of the most successful examples of the phenomenon) has highlighted its qualities and potential. In this article we adopt a different strategy, in the first part building an explanatory analysis of the procedural qualities of local participation based on a mapping of local processes. This mapping - comprising 103 experiences drawn from Catalonia (Spain) - allows us to make a more accurate assessment, and to get a more plural and diverse (albeit less optimistic) picture of this reality. The second part of the article suggests a multidimensional strategy to capture some of the important democratic qualities of local participation, and discusses the role that several factors play in the explanation of these qualities. We pay special attention to the ideology of political parties in the development of participatory processes, the role of external support from supra-local institutions, and the role of civil society (which emerges as the most crucial explanatory factor) in the promotion of these experiences.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CSO2009-08968
Nota:	Altres ajuts: This research has received financial help for the data collection process from the Catalan Department for Government
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Publicat a:	International journal of urban and regional research, Vol. 35 Núm. 5 (2011) , p. 932-948, ISSN 0309-1317

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01018.x

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