scholarly journals Inequality and Participative Democracy: A Self‐Reinforcing Mechanism

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
Ioannis Theodossiou ◽  
Alexandros Zangelidis
Keyword(s):  
Participative Democracy

Challenging the Divide: Socio-economic Rights as Human Rights

2018 ◽  
pp. 59-78
Author(s):  
Sandra Fredman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
Mutual Dependence ◽  
Participative Democracy ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
Available Resources

This chapter critically examines the ways in which civil and political rights have been distinguished from socio-economic rights, including differing ideologies, subject matter; obligations, resource implications, and justiciability. Instead of such bright-line distinctions, it suggests that all rights should be seen as giving rise to a cluster of duties: to respect, protect, and fulfil. The duty to fulfil is most challenging, especially when framed as a duty of progressive realization subject to maximum available resources. Section II assesses these concepts, particularly the attempt to establish a minimum core. It concludes that a thoroughgoing acceptance of socio-economic rights requires more than the label of ‘human right’. It also entails a re-characterization of human rights values, emphasizing inter-connectedness, mutual dependence, and a substantive conception of equality. Freedom and dignity need to be refashioned to ensure that individuals have genuine choices from a range of valuable options, within a framework of participative democracy.

A Comparison of Models of Economic Democracy: Towards the World of Shared Sovereignty

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Hrubec
Keyword(s):  
State Sovereignty ◽  
Economic Democracy ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
Participative Democracy

The article focuses on a comparison of three models of economic democracy: participative democracy, enterprise (co-operative) economic democracy, and autonomous economic democracy. It analyzes the main characteristics of the models, and their advantages and disadvantages. It also stresses that, at the age of global interactions, we cannot develop economic democracy in a meaningful way only within a framework of nation states because they are too small to manage big macro-regional and global problems. That is why we have to face an issue of recognition of state sovereignty, specifically absolute and shared (divided) kinds of sovereignty.

scholarly journals Orçamento Democrático Estadual: uma estratégia para gestão pública

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rômulo Leite Amorim ◽  
Vânia De Vasconcelos Gico
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Planning Strategy ◽  
Participative Democracy ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
The Government

ResumoDiscute-se como vem sendo elaborada uma nova estratégia de planejamento no Estado da Paraíba, envolvendo a participação da sociedade civil. Aponta-se como objetivo: verificar qual a estratégia de gestão que se desenvolve na Paraíba e quais os princípios que norteiam o Orçamento Democrático Estadual? Desenvolve-se como aporte teórico as teorias sobre a democracia defendida por Avritzer, sobre participação, descentralização e sociedade civil em Dagnino e Jacobi, bem como as teorias da administração de Trigueiro, Costin, e Kanaane. O estudo realizado permitiu compreender que o Planejamento Estratégico elaborado pelo Governo do Estado da Paraíba, modifica a visão tradicional da administração pública, ao incentivar e criar um instrumento de participação da sociedade na discussão das leis orçamentárias. Por fim, através do caso referenciado, vislumbra-se como a democracia participativa enquanto instituição política pode interferir na vida do Estado, mudando sua organização e seu modo de agir em relação aos cidadãos e cidadãs. Palavras-chave:Orçamento Democrático Estadual–PB. Democracia Participativa- PB. Planejamento Estratégico Estadual- PB. **********************************************************************Budget of the democratic state:a strategy for public management AbstractAn analysis is presented of how a new planning strategy has been developed in the state of Paraiba, with the participation of civil society. The objective is to verify what has been the management strategy developed in Paraiba and the principles that rule democratic provincial budget. As a theoretical contribution, Avritzer’s theory of democracy, Dagnino’s and Jacobi’s theory of participation, decentralization and civil society, and Tariq’s, Costin’s and Kanaane’s theory of administration are developed.The study allowed us to understand that the strategic plan prepared by the Government of State of Pariba changes the traditional point of view of public administration, to foment and create a participation tool society in the discussion of budget law. Lastly, through the reference case, it is apparent how participative democracy as political institution can interfere in the life of the State, changing its organization and mode of action in relation with the citizens.   Key words:Provincial democratic budget, Participative democracy, Provincial strategic planning. **********************************************************************  Presupuesto del estado democrático:una estrategia para la gestión pública ResumenSe analiza cómo se ha desarrollado una nueva estrategia de planificación en el estado de Paraiba, con la participación de la sociedad civil. Se señala como objetivo verificar cual ha sido la estrategia de gestión que se ha desarrollado en Paraíba y los principios que rigen el presupuesto democratico provincial. Se desarrolla como aporte teórico las teorías  de Avritzer sobre la democracia,  de Dagnino y Jacobi sobre la participación, descentralización y sociedad civil y de Tariq, Costin y Kanaane, sobre la administración.El estudio permitió entender que el plan estratégico elaborado por el Gobierno del Estado de Paraiba, cambia el punto de vista tradicional de la administración pública, para fomentar y crear una sociedad con la herramienta de la participación en la discusión de la ley de presupuestos. Por último, a través del caso de referencia, se ve como la democracia participativa como institución política puede interferir en la vida del Estado, cambiando su organización y modo de acción en relación con los ciudadanos. Palabras clave: Presupuesto Democrático Provincial- PB. Democracia Participativa- PB. Planificación Estratégica Provincial- PB. 

scholarly journals From smart to rebel city? Worlding, provincialising and the Barcelona Model

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 004209801987211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greig Charnock ◽  
Hug March ◽  
Ramon Ribera-Fumaz
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
City Council ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Participative Democracy ◽  
Smart Technologies

This article examines the evolution of the ‘Barcelona Model’ of urban transformation through the lenses of worlding and provincialising urbanism. We trace this evolution from an especially dogmatic worlding vision of the smart city, under a centre-right city council, to its radical repurposing under the auspices of a municipal government led, after May 2015, by the citizens’ platform Barcelona en Comú. We pay particular attention to the new council’s objectives to harness digital platform technologies to enhance participative democracy, and its agenda to secure technological sovereignty and digital rights for its citizens. While stressing the progressive intent of these aims, we also acknowledge the challenge of going beyond the repurposing of smart technologies so as to engender new and radical forms of subjectivity among citizens themselves; a necessary basis for any urban revolution.

A critical reappraisal of resident participation in China and France: ‘authoritarian deliberation’ goes global?

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia C. Romano
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Resident Participation ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Participative Democracy ◽  
Regime Types ◽  
Policies And Practices

AbstractThis paper, the first step of a project aiming at analysing the establishment of practices of resident participation and consultation in urban renewal in China, proposes a reflection upon these practices through a comparison with similar experiences in France. Identifying some convergences between the practices adopted in the two countries, the paper proposes to reflect upon such puzzling outcomes, provocatively questioning the classic distinction between authoritarian and democratic regimes. It suggests that our analyses and interpretations shall get rid of classical binary categorisations between regime types to embrace a comparative analysis of the policies and practices introduced in various local contexts, and reflect upon their underlying logics. In so doing, the paper engages with He and Warren's concept of ‘authoritarian deliberation’ as well as with the critiques expressed by a number of French scholars on concepts such as ‘participative democracy’ and ‘good governance’. Such a focus on the underlying logics rather than on regime types will show that the concept of ‘authoritarian deliberation’ does not only apply to authoritarian contexts. Rather, it represents a fruitful starting point to analyse and reflect upon instances of participation and deliberation in both democratic and authoritarian countries.

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