RT Journal Article
T1 The promise for democratic deepening: the effects of participatory processes in the interaction between civil society and local governments
A1 Bherer, Laurence
A1 Fernández-Martínez, José Luis
A1 García-Espín, Patricia
A1 Jiménez Sánchez, Manuel
K1 Administración local - España - Participación ciudadana
AB Participatory processes (PPs) implemented around the world in the last 20 years have not led to critical social transformations, as was expected when participatory democracy was first projected. However, this kind of democratic innovation has continued to proliferate. In this context, the political effects of PPs must be examined more closely to understand their influence in deepening, or not, democracy. Based on six Spanish cases, the study focuses on four categories of change (towards inclusiveness, transparency, autonomy, and collaboration) in the relationship between civil society and local government authorities. The findings show a limited capacity of transformation because of the instrumentalization tendencies of political promoters, and the resistance of some social actors.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36701
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36701
LA eng
NO Bherer, L., Fernández-Martínez, J. L., García Espín, P., & Jiménez Sánchez, M. (2016). The promise for democratic deepening: the effects of participatory processes in the interaction between civil society and local governments. Journal of Civil Society, 12(3), 344–363. ISSN: 1744-8689 Publicación formato electrónico: https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2016.1215957
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/5531
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026