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The Newer, the Better? Comparing Traditional and Innovative Participatory Formats

Democracy
Political Participation
Decision Making
P405
Joan Font
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Julien Talpin
Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille

Building: BL27 Georg Sverdrups hus, Floor: 3, Room: GS 3512

Saturday 11:00 - 12:40 CEST (09/09/2017)

Abstract

The generalized use of the concept “democratic innovations” suggests that a set of entirely new institutional designs may offer enhanced opportunities for participation and deliberation. However, participatory institutions existed previously and have been operating for decades. Long before the concept “democratic innovations” there was local consultation councils in many European and Latin American countries or national referendums and initiatives, or assembly-based models of governance in local communities. The main goal of this Panel is to discuss whether there is indeed two generations of participatory institutions, and compare the different institutional designs that belong to each of them.

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