The Participatory Democracy Turn

ISBN-13: 9781138503267 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 148 str.

Opis

This book examines what participatory practices mean today and how they influence political relationships and dynamics. This articles were originally published in The Journal of Civil Society.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Laurence Bherer is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, Canada. Pascale Dufour is Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, Canada. Françoise Montambeault is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, Canada.