Title Participation and democracy in the twenty-first century city / edited by Jenny Pearce

Published Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Series Non-governmental public action Non-governmental public action series. Contents Co-Producing Knowledge: Critical Reflections on Researching Participation / J. Pearce -- Porto Alegre: Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens? / S. Baierle -- Porto Alegre: From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers / Z. Navarro -- Caracas: The State and Peoples' Power in the Barrio / M. Lopez Maya -- Medellin: Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City / O. Uran -- Manchester: Between the Grass Roots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City / J. Diamond & J. Pearce -- Bradford: Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-industrialised City / H. Blakey -- Salford: Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working Class City / D. Miller -- Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution / J. Pearce Summary Representative democracy is considered by many to be in crisis. However, those who look to participatory democracy as an alternative tend to rely on the example of Athens over two thousand years ago. Since the end of the Cold War, there have been numerous experiments at the city level in participation. This book is based on research in six cities, three in Latin America where the framework for the experiments is closer to participatory democracy, and three in the UK, where it is closer to participatory governance. It explores the significance of these different frameworks and also the practice of participation which emerges. The book argues that participation can be the basis for a revitalised democracy if we are prepared to see it as a process of continuous learning and experimentation, based on equal right to take part rather than equal right to consent to representation by others This work is based on research in six cities, three in Latin America and three in the UK, to explore the significance of different frameworks of democracy and also the practice of participation which emerges. It argues that participation can be the basis for democracy if we are prepared to see it as a process of continuous learning Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Democracy. Political participation. Democracy -- Latin America -- Case studies Democracy -- Great Britain -- Case studies Political participation -- Latin America -- Case studies Political participation -- Great Britain -- Case studies Sociology, Urban -- Latin America -- Case studies Sociology, Urban -- Great Britain -- Case studies Political structures: democracy. Political science & theory. Regional government. Development studies. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy. Politics and Government. Democracy Political participation Sociology, Urban Demokratie Politische Beteiligung Lokale democratie. Politieke participatie. Great Britain Latin America Lateinamerika Großbritannien Ontwikkelingslanden. Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book Author Pearce, Jenny ISBN 9780230277342 0230277349 1282870203 9781282870208 9781349310845 1349310840

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