Participatory-deliberative processes and public policy agendas : lessons for policy and practice
Bua, Adrian (De Montfort University, Leicester)
Escobar, Oliver (University of Edinburgh)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques

Date:	2018
Description:	15 pàg.
Abstract:	Participatory and deliberative processes have proliferated over recent decades in public administration. These seek to increase the effectiveness and democratic quality of policy making by involving citizens in policy. However, these have mainly operated at local levels of governance, and democratic theorists and practitioners have developed an ambition to scale these up in order to democratize higher tiers of government. This paper draws policy lessons from research on a "multi-level" process that held a similar ambition. The Sustainable Communities Act sought to integrate the results of various locally organized citizen deliberations within the policy development processes of central UK government. In doing so, it aimed to democratize central government problem definition and agenda-setting processes. The paper distinguishes between achievements and failures explained by process design, and more fundamental obstacles to do with broader contextual factors. As such, it identifies lessons for the amelioration of design features, while recognizing constraints that are often beyond the agency of local practitioners. The findings offer practical insights for policy workers and democratic reformers seeking to institutionalize participatory and deliberative innovations.
Note:	Participatory-deliberative processes and public policy agendas lessons for policy and practice
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Agenda setting ; Deliberative democracy ; Democratic innovation ; Institutional design ; Participatory democracy ; Public policy
Published in:	Policy Design and Practice, Vol. 1 Núm. 2 (2018) , p. 126-140, ISSN 2574-1292

DOI: 10.1080/25741292.2018.1469242

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