The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy

This paper examines the impact of economic conditions on participatory democracy. It analyses whether economic crises affect the types of proposals that emerge from local participatory processes and the fate of these proposals. Focusing on more than 500 proposals that emerged from 34 participatory p...

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Autores: Alarcón, Pau, Galais Gonzàlez, Carolina, Font, Joan, Smith, Graham
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/47684
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557318X15407316045688
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Austerity
Economic crises
Global financial crisis
Local government
Participatory democracy
Spain
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spelling The effects of economic crises on participatory democracyAlarcón, PauGalais Gonzàlez, CarolinaFont, JoanSmith, GrahamAusterityEconomic crisesGlobal financial crisisLocal governmentParticipatory democracySpainThis paper examines the impact of economic conditions on participatory democracy. It analyses whether economic crises affect the types of proposals that emerge from local participatory processes and the fate of these proposals. Focusing on more than 500 proposals that emerged from 34 participatory processes in Spain between 2007 and 2011, our study covers a period which straddles the emergence of severe economic problems resulting from the global financial crisis. Applying four different but complementary analytical strategies, we find two types of effects. First, proposals made during the crisis period were less costly though more challenging. Second, local governments implemented a smaller proportion of the proposals that were put forward by the public. These findings suggest that external economic shocks reduce the ability of governments to respond to the demands of citizens, but that citizens also recalibrate their expectations in response to austerity.This article has benefited from financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Grant CSO2012-31832).Policy Press202120212019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/47684http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557318X15407316045688reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésPolicy and Politics. 2019 Apr;47(2):265-86info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/CSO2012-31832© Policy Pressinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/476842026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
spellingShingle The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
Alarcón, Pau
Austerity
Economic crises
Global financial crisis
Local government
Participatory democracy
Spain
title_short The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
title_full The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
title_fullStr The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
title_full_unstemmed The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
title_sort The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alarcón, Pau
Galais Gonzàlez, Carolina
Font, Joan
Smith, Graham
author Alarcón, Pau
author_facet Alarcón, Pau
Galais Gonzàlez, Carolina
Font, Joan
Smith, Graham
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Font, Joan
Smith, Graham
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Austerity
Economic crises
Global financial crisis
Local government
Participatory democracy
Spain
topic Austerity
Economic crises
Global financial crisis
Local government
Participatory democracy
Spain
description This paper examines the impact of economic conditions on participatory democracy. It analyses whether economic crises affect the types of proposals that emerge from local participatory processes and the fate of these proposals. Focusing on more than 500 proposals that emerged from 34 participatory processes in Spain between 2007 and 2011, our study covers a period which straddles the emergence of severe economic problems resulting from the global financial crisis. Applying four different but complementary analytical strategies, we find two types of effects. First, proposals made during the crisis period were less costly though more challenging. Second, local governments implemented a smaller proportion of the proposals that were put forward by the public. These findings suggest that external economic shocks reduce the ability of governments to respond to the demands of citizens, but that citizens also recalibrate their expectations in response to austerity.
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