Making Citizen Participation Work: The Challenging Search for New Forms of Local Democracy in The Netherlands
Making Citizen Participation Work: The Challenging Search for New Forms of Local Democracy in The Netherlands
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让公民参与发挥作用：荷兰地方民主新形式的挑战性探索
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2010
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Ted Van de wijdeven
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C. Geurtz;Ted Van de wijdeven
治理理论表明，政府不再是单方面做出决定的行为者，而是必须与其他各种行为者分享权力和影响力。也有大量的文献表明人们对（地方）民主日益不满。这两种趋势导致各地方政府要么重申代议制民主，要么引入直接参与式民主的要素。在实践中，两者的结合-代议制和直接参与式民主-可能会产生问题。本文介绍了荷兰一个中等规模的城市Hoogeveen的经验，该城市有一个影响深远的直接参与式民主方案。在Hoogeveen，当地居民可以决定其社区的年度预算，并参与其长期发展规划。Hoogeveen的案例表明，直接参与和代议制民主可以在（1）联系安排，（2）专业联系人和（3）稳定的政治支持的帮助下得到平衡。
Abstract Governance theory shows that governments no longer operate as actors that take unilateral decisions but instead have to share power and influence with various other actors. There is also a large body of literature that shows a growing discontent with (local) democracy. These two trends lead various local governments to either reaffirm representative democracy, or to introduce elements of direct participatory democracy. In practice the combination of the two – representative and direct participatory democracy – can be problematic. This paper describes the experiences of Hoogeveen, a medium-sized municipality in the Netherlands with a far-reaching programme of direct participatory democracy. In Hoogeveen, local residents can decide on yearly budgets for their neighbourhood and become involved in the long-term planning of its development. The Hoogeveen case shows that direct participatory and representative democracy can be balanced with the help of (1) connecting arrangements, (2) professional connectors and (3) steady political support.