Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda

Spanish cities have suffered increasing social inequality after the 2008 economic crisis and austerity policies. However, harshening social conditions have also led to 'acts of citizenship'. Against the background of Marshallian and Tocquevillean takes on citizenship and civil society this...

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Autores: Eizaguirre Anglada, Santiago, Pradel, Marc, García, Soledad
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/120502
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/120502
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Societat civil
Sociologia urbana
Urbanisme
Administració local
Civil society
Urban sociology
City planning
Local government
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spelling Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agendaEizaguirre Anglada, SantiagoPradel, MarcGarcía, SoledadSocietat civilSociologia urbanaUrbanismeAdministració localCivil societyUrban sociologyCity planningLocal governmentSpanish cities have suffered increasing social inequality after the 2008 economic crisis and austerity policies. However, harshening social conditions have also led to 'acts of citizenship'. Against the background of Marshallian and Tocquevillean takes on citizenship and civil society this paper analyses the emergence of the political confluence that gained office in the municipal elections of May 2015 in Barcelona incorporating citizens' organisations and advocacy groups. Barcelona en Comú claims a radical change in policy orientation with a renewed citizenship agenda. We argue that this is an example of urban citizenship that requires historical contextualisation. We see continuities and discontinuities between the current local governance model and agenda and the democratic local governance model established during the 1980s when civil society provided significant input. However, it is a challenge to implement an urban citizenship agenda in a globalised city with resources controlled elsewhere.Taylor and Francis2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/120502Articles publicats en revistes (Sociologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2017.1307609Citizenship Studies, 2017, vol. 21, num. 4, p. 425-429https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2017.1307609(c) Taylor and Francis, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1205022026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
title Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
spellingShingle Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
Eizaguirre Anglada, Santiago
Societat civil
Sociologia urbana
Urbanisme
Administració local
Civil society
Urban sociology
City planning
Local government
title_short Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
title_full Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
title_fullStr Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
title_full_unstemmed Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
title_sort Citizenship practices and democratic governance: 'Barcelona en Comú' as an urban citizenship confluence promoting a renewed policy agenda
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Eizaguirre Anglada, Santiago
Pradel, Marc
García, Soledad
author Eizaguirre Anglada, Santiago
author_facet Eizaguirre Anglada, Santiago
Pradel, Marc
García, Soledad
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author2 Pradel, Marc
García, Soledad
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Societat civil
Sociologia urbana
Urbanisme
Administració local
Civil society
Urban sociology
City planning
Local government
topic Societat civil
Sociologia urbana
Urbanisme
Administració local
Civil society
Urban sociology
City planning
Local government
description Spanish cities have suffered increasing social inequality after the 2008 economic crisis and austerity policies. However, harshening social conditions have also led to 'acts of citizenship'. Against the background of Marshallian and Tocquevillean takes on citizenship and civil society this paper analyses the emergence of the political confluence that gained office in the municipal elections of May 2015 in Barcelona incorporating citizens' organisations and advocacy groups. Barcelona en Comú claims a radical change in policy orientation with a renewed citizenship agenda. We argue that this is an example of urban citizenship that requires historical contextualisation. We see continuities and discontinuities between the current local governance model and agenda and the democratic local governance model established during the 1980s when civil society provided significant input. However, it is a challenge to implement an urban citizenship agenda in a globalised city with resources controlled elsewhere.
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