Local governance and local democracy: The Barcelona model
Local governance and local democracy: The Barcelona model
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DOI：
10.1080/03003930500031959
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Blakeley, G
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作者：
Blakeley, G
本文以巴塞罗那为例，探讨了地方治理与地方民主之间的关系。它从辩论的术语开始，并通过确定在巴塞罗那出现的特定治理模式的背景来继续。文章然后着眼于在何种程度上治理促进民主，通过加强公民社会组织在政府中的作用，并创造国家和公民之间的审议新的空间。最后一节探讨了巴塞罗那地方治理模式在加强地方民主方面的局限性。关键的发现是，地方理事会在促进公民参与方面的主导作用既有长处，也有短处。简而言之，当参与成为公共政策时，它就成了一把双刃剑。
Using Barcelona as a case study, this article examines the relationship between local governance and local democracy. It begins with the terms of the debate and continues by identifying the context in which a particular model of governance arose in Barcelona. The article then looks at the extent to which governance fosters democracy, by strengthening the role of civil society organisations in government and creating new spaces of deliberation between the state and the citizenry. The final section examines the limitations of Barcelona's model of local governance in enhancing local democracy. The key finding is that the predominant role of the local council in facilitating citizen participation has as many strengths as it has weaknesses. In short, when participation becomes public policy it becomes a double-edged sword.