Participatory democracy at the crossroads
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‘Citizens’ participation’ is a fashionable political concept, but one that increasingly means all things to all people. It is time to reclaim ‘participation’ from those who would use it simply to legitimise existing political institutions. This issue of Eurotopia explores different models of participatory democracy in Europe.
Authors
Participatory democracy in Europe
Jax Jacobsen
Interview with Jeronimo Fernandez Cortes
Eurotopia Team
Participation in Italy
Anna Pizzo
If participative democracy is the answer, what is the question?
Joan Subirats
Managing water through participative processes: the case of Catalonia
Jordi Pacheco i Canals
Facing the problems, learning the lessons
Hilary Wainwright
Participatory Democracy in 6 Steps
Tomás Rodríguez Villasante