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T1 Activism, citizen participation and communication strategies for the defence of public spaces: analysis of three processes in Malaga
A1 Ruiz-Mora, Isabel María
A1 Cabello-Fernández-Delgado, Florencio
K1 Participación ciudadana
K1 Comunicación
K1 Espacios públicos
K1 Málaga
AB This research analyses three participative processes started by citizens in Malaga between 2017 and 2019 with the purpose of defending public space, local environment and city welfare. These are the campaign for the continuation of the social center La Casa Invisible (est. 2007)  and the citizens’ platforms Bosque Urbano Malaga and Defendamos Nuestro Horizonte, both originated in 2016. The objectives pursued are:- Examine how citizens set up communication strategies to defend public spaces when they are prevented from participating in the debate about these issues.- Evaluate the value given by citizens of their own participation when they are involved in communicative actions related to the public sphere.The methodology adopts a mixed approach that analyses the origins, purposes, strategies and ways of doing (approaches) including interviews and focus groups (semi-structured); analysis of its activity in the digital environment to understand their behaviour and relationship with the community and a documentary review of the news published in local media.This paper will present the initial results focused on the main motivations and expectations of citizens, the technological mediations considered adequate and effective to promote participation and achieve their main purposes, as well as the limits and possibilities for improvement detected.
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18099
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18099
LA eng
NO Este trabajo es parte de un proyecto de investigación financiado por la Universidad de Málaga - PPIT.UMA.B1.2017/25 / This study is part of a research project funded by the University of Málaga - PPIT.UMA.B1.2017/25.
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026