The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy

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• dc.contributor.author Alarcón, Pau
• dc.contributor.author Galais Gonzàlez, Carolina
• dc.contributor.author Font, Joan
• dc.contributor.author Smith, Graham
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-28T09:30:25Z
• dc.date.available 2021-05-28T09:30:25Z
• dc.date.issued 2019
• dc.description.abstract 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.en
• dc.description.sponsorship This article has benefited from financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Grant CSO2012-31832).
• dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
• dc.identifier.citation Alarcón P, Galais C, Font J, Smith G. The effects of economic crises on participatory democracy. Policy Polit. 2019 Apr;47(2):265-86. DOI: 10.1332/030557318X15407316045688
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557318X15407316045688
• dc.identifier.issn 0305-5736
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47684
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Policy Press
• dc.relation.ispartof Policy and Politics. 2019 Apr;47(2):265-86
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/CSO2012-31832
• dc.rights © Policy Press
• dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.subject.keyword Austerityen
• dc.subject.keyword Economic crisesen
• dc.subject.keyword Global financial crisisen
• dc.subject.keyword Local governmenten
• dc.subject.keyword Participatory democracyen
• dc.subject.keyword Spainen
• dc.title The effects of economic crises on participatory democracyen
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion