Participation and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century City

by Pearce, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9780230229440
• ISBN10: 0230229441
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book uses recent experience in participatory innovations at the city level to explore the practice of participation. Taking examples from Latin America, which are closer to participatory democracy, and the UK, which are closer to participatory governance, it argues the case for revitalizing democracy and quality of life through participation.

Author Biography

JENNY PEARCE is Professor of Latin American Politics, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Boxes and Photographs	p. vii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Notes on Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Co-Producing Knowledge: Critical Reflections on Researching Participation	p. 34
Porto Alegre: Popular Sovereignty or Dependent Citizens?	p. 51
Porto Alegre: From Municipal Innovations to the Culturally Embedded Micro-Politics of (Un)Emancipated Citizens: The Case of Rubbish Recyclers	p. 76
Caracas: The State and Peoples' Power in the Barrio	p. 100
Medellín: Participatory Creativity in a Conflictive City	p. 127
Manchester: Between the Grassroots and City Hall: Participation in a Global City	p. 154
Bradford: Professionalised Participation in a Northern De-industrialised City	p. 180
Salford: Beyond Parochialism: The Challenge of Participation for Change in a Working Class City	p. 205
Conclusion: Participation as a Field of Study and Practice: A Modest Contribution	p. 229
Index	p. 255
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