1st Edition

The Participatory Democracy Turn

156 Pages

by Routledge

156 Pages

by Routledge

156 Pages

by Routledge

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Since the 1960s, participatory discourses and techniques have been at the core of decision making processes in a variety of sectors around the world – a phenomenon often referred to as the participatory turn. Over the years, this participatory turn has given birth to a large array of heterogeneous participatory practices developed by a wide variety of organizations and groups, as well as by... Read more

The participatory democracy turn: an introduction Laurence Bherer, Pascale Dufour and Françoise Montambeault Participatory enthusiasms: a recent history of citizen engagement initiatives Francesca Polletta The mantra of empowerment talk: an essay Nina Eliasoph Does participation mean reciprocal learning? The relationships between diverse stakeholders during participatory budgeting in Paris Héloïse Nez Participatory citizenship in the making? The multiple citizenship trajectories of participatory budgeting participants in Brazil Françoise Montambeault Becoming a global activist through local social forum participation, or how to learn to ‘speak global politics’ Pascale Dufour The limits of participatory democracy and the rise of the informal politics of mediated representation in South Africa Laurence Piper and Bettina von Lieres Conflicts and paradoxes in the rhetoric of participation Ernesto Ganuza, Gianpaolo Baiocchi and Nicole Summers The promise for democratic deepening: the effects of participatory processes in the interaction between civil society and local governments Laurence Bherer, José Luis Fernández-Martínez, Patricia García Espín and Manuel Jiménez Sánchez